Project Management Specialists in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,139
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$24,441
25.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$78,563
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
$97,580
Kept after tax
$73,139
Worth in national money
$78,563
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Wisconsin pays project management specialists around $97,580 at the midpoint, 29 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 491 occupations Wisconsin reports, project management specialists comes in at 57 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $97,580 the take-home is $73,139; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $78,563 would nationally. The average comes to $99,720, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For project management specialists the Wisconsin median is $97,580, ranking 29 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.
- Project management specialists ranks 57 of 491 occupations by median in Wisconsin, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for project management specialists in Wisconsin, on $97,580, is $73,139 — equivalent to $78,563 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 $99,720 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Project Management Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,840 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,580 |
| Top tenth earn over | $139,140 |
| This salary | $97,580 |
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 | $73,139 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,478 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,167 |
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 | $91,414 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,612 |
| 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 project management specialists in Wisconsin earn under $97,580 and half over. The published range runs $60,840 at the tenth percentile to $139,140 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 $73,139, worked from $97,580. 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 57 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $78,563, the adjusted value of that $97,580 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 57 of 491 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for project management specialists in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,840 to $139,140; 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 $73,139, on $97,580 for work ranking 57 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 57 of 491 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $78,563 — the adjusted value of that $97,580 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 57 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $60,840 at the bottom tenth to $139,140 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $78,563 in national terms.
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 $73,139.
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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($60,840) and the ninetieth ($139,140) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $78,563 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 $73,139 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.