Parts Salespersons in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,259
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$8,121
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,022
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
$45,380
Kept after tax
$37,259
Worth in national money
$40,022
State rank
11
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for parts salespersons is strong here. Wisconsin's middle earner gets $45,380, putting the state 11 of 50 — about 17.47% ahead of the national figure.
- Measured against other jobs in Wisconsin, this one sits low: 385 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $45,380 you keep $37,259, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $40,022 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $45,660, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For parts salespersons, Wisconsin sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $45,380, ranking 11 of 50 and running about 17.47% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Parts salespersons occupies position 385 of 491 in Wisconsin's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for parts salespersons on $45,380 is $37,259. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $40,022 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $45,660 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Parts Salespersons
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,550 |
| This salary | $45,380 |
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 | $37,259 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,643 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$256 |
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 | $43,658 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$309 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of parts salespersons in Wisconsin earn under $45,380 and half over. The published range runs $30,570 at the tenth percentile to $61,550 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $37,259, from $45,380, 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 385 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $40,022, the adjusted value of that $45,380 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Wisconsin. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 385 of 491 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for parts salespersons in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,570 to $61,550; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Wisconsin is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $37,259 from $45,380. 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 385 of 491 locally.
- This $40,022 adjusted figure, worked from $45,380, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 385 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 385 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $30,570 at the bottom tenth to $61,550 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $40,022 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 $37,259.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,570 to $61,550) 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 $40,022 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 $37,259 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.