Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,963
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$10,957
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,371
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
$56,920
Kept after tax
$45,963
Worth in national money
$49,371
State rank
20
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $56,920, ranking 20 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 283 among 491 occupations Wisconsin publishes pay for.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $56,920 the take-home is $45,963; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $49,371 would nationally. The average lands at $56,120, below the middle of the range.
- Wisconsin occupies the middle band for motorboat mechanics and service technicians: a median of $56,920, ranking 20 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 283 of 491 in Wisconsin places motorboat mechanics and service technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for motorboat mechanics and service technicians in Wisconsin, on $56,920, is $45,963 — equivalent to $49,371 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $56,120 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $74,550 |
| This salary | $56,920 |
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 | $45,963 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,915 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$63 |
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 | $54,490 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$76 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Wisconsin earn less than $56,920. The published range is $38,510 up to $74,550, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $45,963, from $56,920, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 283 of 491 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $49,371 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 283.
- Reported values are medians; for motorboat mechanics and service technicians in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,510 to $74,550. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Wisconsin is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $45,963 from $56,920. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 283 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $49,371, worked from $56,920, 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 283 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,510 at the bottom tenth to $74,550 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $49,371.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Wisconsin then takes its own share, leaving $45,963.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,510 to $74,550) 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 $49,371 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 $45,963 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.