Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,875
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$19,875
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,686
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
$84,750
Kept after tax
$64,875
Worth in national money
$69,686
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $84,750, ranking 37 of 51 states — about 5.99% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Wisconsin this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 92 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $84,750 the take-home is $64,875; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $69,686 would nationally. The average comes to $90,210, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wisconsin ranks 37 of 51 for occupational health and safety specialists, with a median of $84,750 — about 5.99% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Ranked against every occupation Wisconsin publishes a median for, occupational health and safety specialists sits 92 of 491 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for occupational health and safety specialists in Wisconsin, on $84,750, is $64,875 — equivalent to $69,686 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 $90,210 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $84,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,430 |
| This salary | $84,750 |
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 | $64,875 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,452 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$756 |
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 | $79,666 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,044 |
| 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 $84,750. The published range is $61,680 up to $128,430, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $64,875 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $84,750. 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 92 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $69,686, the adjusted value of that $84,750 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 92 of 491 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for occupational health and safety specialists in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $61,680 to $128,430. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $64,875, from $84,750, 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 92 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $69,686 — the adjusted value of that $84,750 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 92 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $90,210, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $61,680 and the top tenth $128,430 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Wisconsin sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $69,686 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $64,875.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Wisconsin is $90,210. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($61,680) and the ninetieth ($128,430) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $69,686 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 $64,875 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.