New Accounts Clerks in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,273
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$8,777
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,185
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
$48,050
Kept after tax
$39,273
Worth in national money
$42,185
State rank
18
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for new accounts clerks. The median is $48,050, ranking 18 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. New accounts clerks ranks 345 among 491 occupations Wisconsin publishes pay for.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $48,050 the take-home is $39,273; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,185 would nationally. The average comes to $49,230, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wisconsin occupies the middle band for new accounts clerks: a median of $48,050, ranking 18 of 45. 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 345 of 491 in Wisconsin places new accounts clerks 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 new accounts clerks in Wisconsin, on $48,050, is $39,273 — equivalent to $42,185 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 $49,230 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: New Accounts Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,710 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,320 |
| This salary | $48,050 |
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 | $39,273 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,788 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$211 |
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 | $46,164 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$255 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $48,050 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $43,710 and the ninetieth is $59,320 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $39,273, from $48,050, 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 345 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,185, the adjusted value of that $48,050 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 345 of 491 in the state.
- The Wisconsin median of $48,050 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $43,710 to $59,320. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Wisconsin is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,273 from $48,050. 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 345 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $42,185 — the adjusted value of that $48,050 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 345 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $43,710 at the bottom tenth to $59,320 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 $42,185.
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, $39,273 remains.
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 45 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 ($43,710 to $59,320) 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 $42,185 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 $39,273 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.