Phlebotomists in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,081
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$8,389
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,905
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
$46,470
Kept after tax
$38,081
Worth in national money
$40,905
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is one of the better-paying states for phlebotomists. The middle earner takes $46,470, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 2.74% above the national middle.
- Within Wisconsin this is lower-paid work. Of 491 occupations the state publishes figures for, phlebotomists ranks 372. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $46,470 you keep $38,081, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $40,905 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $45,590, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Wisconsin ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for phlebotomists, at $46,470 — about 2.74% 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.
- Against every occupation Wisconsin reports, phlebotomists ranks 372 of 491, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for phlebotomists on $46,470 is $38,081. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $40,905 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 $45,590 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,950 |
| This salary | $46,470 |
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 | $38,081 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,519 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$237 |
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 | $44,681 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$287 |
| 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 phlebotomists in Wisconsin earn under $46,470 and half over. The published range runs $37,680 at the tenth percentile to $51,950 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wisconsin's $38,081, worked from $46,470. 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 372 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,905 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 372.
- Figures are distribution medians for phlebotomists in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,680 to $51,950; 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.
- The Wisconsin take-home of $38,081, on $46,470 for work ranking 372 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 372 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,905, worked from $46,470, 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 372 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,680 at the tenth percentile, $51,950 at the ninetieth.
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 $40,905 in national terms.
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, $38,081 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 ($37,680 to $51,950) 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 $40,905 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 $38,081 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.