Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,262
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$17,878
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,804
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
$79,140
Kept after tax
$61,262
Worth in national money
$65,804
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Wisconsin is 26 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $79,140. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 124 among 491 occupations Wisconsin publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $79,140 you keep $61,262 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $65,804 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $79,400, since top earners drag the number up.
- Wisconsin ranks 26 of 51 for radiologic technologists and technicians at $79,140. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 124 of 491 in Wisconsin places radiologic technologists and technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $61,262 after the full tax stack, from $79,140. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $65,804 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $79,400 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,420 |
| This salary | $79,140 |
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 | $61,262 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,505 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$576 |
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 | $74,530 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$796 |
| 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 radiologic technologists and technicians in Wisconsin earn under $79,140 and half over. The published range runs $61,870 at the tenth percentile to $99,420 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $61,262, from $79,140, 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 124 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $65,804, the adjusted value of that $79,140 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 124 of 491 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiologic technologists and technicians in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $61,870 to $99,420; 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 $61,262 from $79,140. 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 124 of 491 locally.
- This $65,804 adjusted figure, worked from $79,140, 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 124 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 124 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $61,870 and the top tenth $99,420, 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 $65,804 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 $61,262.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($61,870 to $99,420) 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 $65,804 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 $61,262 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.