Orderlies in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,242
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$7,138
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,781
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
$41,380
Kept after tax
$34,242
Worth in national money
$36,781
State rank
11
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is one of the better-paying states for orderlies. The middle earner takes $41,380, which ranks 11 of 47 states with published figures. That is about 8.07% above the national middle.
- Against 491 occupations Wisconsin publishes, orderlies lands at 411. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $41,380 the take-home is $34,242; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $36,781 would nationally. The average comes to $41,750, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wisconsin ranks 11 of 47 states publishing a median for orderlies, at $41,380 — about 8.07% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Wisconsin, this work ranks 411 of 491 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for orderlies in Wisconsin, on $41,380, is $34,242 — equivalent to $36,781 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 $41,750 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Orderlies
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $41,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,230 |
| This salary | $41,380 |
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 | $34,242 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $35,429 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$322 |
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 | $39,903 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$390 |
| 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 $41,380. The published range is $35,960 up to $47,230, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wisconsin's $34,242, worked from $41,380. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 411 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,781 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 411.
- Reported values are medians; for orderlies in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,960 to $47,230. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Wisconsin take-home of $34,242, on $41,380 for work ranking 411 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 411 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,781, worked from $41,380, 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 411 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,960 and the top tenth $47,230, so most people doing this work in Wisconsin sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $36,781 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $34,242 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 ($35,960 to $47,230) 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 $36,781 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 $34,242 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.