Pharmacy Technicians in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,704
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$8,266
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,500
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
$45,970
Kept after tax
$37,704
Worth in national money
$40,500
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Wisconsin pays pharmacy technicians around $45,970 at the midpoint, 25 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 491 occupations Wisconsin publishes, pharmacy technicians lands at 379. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $45,970 you keep $37,704 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $40,500 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $45,750.
- For pharmacy technicians the Wisconsin median is $45,970, ranking 25 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Wisconsin, this work ranks 379 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.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $37,704 after the full tax stack, from $45,970. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $40,500 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $45,750 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Pharmacy Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,700 |
| This salary | $45,970 |
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 | $37,704 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,117 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$246 |
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 | $44,212 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$297 |
| 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 $45,970. The published range is $36,080 up to $58,700, 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 $37,704, worked from $45,970. 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 379 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,500 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 379.
- Reported values are medians; for pharmacy technicians in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,080 to $58,700. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Wisconsin take-home of $37,704, on $45,970 for work ranking 379 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 379 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,500, worked from $45,970, 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 379 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,080 at the bottom tenth to $58,700 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 $40,500 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $37,704 remains.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,080 to $58,700) 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 $40,500 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 $37,704 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.