Medical Transcriptionists in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,103
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$9,048
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,076
Wisconsin costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Wisconsin — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$49,150
Kept after tax
$40,103
Worth in national money
$43,076
State rank
2
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Wisconsin pays medical transcriptionists a middle wage of $49,150, ranking 2 of 50 states and sitting about 21.63% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Wisconsin reports figures for, this is number 325.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $49,150 you keep $40,103 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $43,076 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $48,750.
- Wisconsin's median for medical transcriptionists is $49,150, about 21.63% above the national figure and 2 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Wisconsin's occupational distribution, medical transcriptionists sits at 325 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $40,103 after the full tax stack, from $49,150. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $43,076 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $48,750 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Medical Transcriptionists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,050 |
| This salary | $49,150 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Wisconsin | $40,103 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,672 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$193 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $47,197 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$233 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $49,150 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,900 and the ninetieth is $57,050 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $40,103 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $49,150. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 325 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $43,076 uses one figure for the whole of Wisconsin. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 325.
- The Wisconsin median of $49,150 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,900 to $57,050. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $40,103, from $49,150, assumes a single Wisconsin filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 325 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 2 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $43,076, worked from $49,150, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Wisconsin address, on work sitting at 325 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $38,900 at the tenth percentile, $57,050 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Wisconsin is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $43,076 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Wisconsin's own levy, $40,103 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,900 to $57,050) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Wisconsin rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Wisconsin's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $43,076 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $40,103 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Wisconsin income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.