Operations Research Analysts in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,546
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$15,274
21.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,739
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
$71,820
Kept after tax
$56,546
Worth in national money
$60,739
State rank
42
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Wisconsin pays operations research analysts a middle wage of $71,820, 42 of 47 states and about 19.25% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Operations research analysts ranks 167 among 491 occupations Wisconsin publishes pay for.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $71,820 the take-home is $56,546; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $60,739 would nationally. The average comes to $73,790, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wisconsin's $71,820 median for operations research analysts places it 42 of 47 states, about 19.25% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 167 of 491 in Wisconsin places operations research analysts 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 operations research analysts in Wisconsin, on $71,820, is $56,546 — equivalent to $60,739 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 $73,790 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Operations Research Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,090 |
| This salary | $71,820 |
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 | $56,546 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,355 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$342 |
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 | $67,827 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$472 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $71,820 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $50,380 and the ninetieth is $102,090 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $56,546, from $71,820, 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 167 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 $60,739, the adjusted value of that $71,820 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 167 of 491 in the state.
- The Wisconsin median of $71,820 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $50,380 to $102,090. 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 $56,546 from $71,820. 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 167 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $60,739 — the adjusted value of that $71,820 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 167 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $50,380 and the top tenth $102,090, so most people doing this work in Wisconsin sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $60,739 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Wisconsin adds its own income tax on top — which is why $56,546 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 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 ($50,380 to $102,090) 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 $60,739 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 $56,546 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.