Roofers in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,811
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$11,559
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,356
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
$59,370
Kept after tax
$47,811
Worth in national money
$51,356
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Wisconsin is 18 of 51 states for roofers, with a middle wage of $59,370. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Roofers ranks 258 among 491 occupations Wisconsin publishes pay for.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $59,370 you keep $47,811, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $51,356 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $58,060, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Wisconsin ranks 18 of 51 for roofers at $59,370. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 258 of 491 in Wisconsin places roofers 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.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for roofers on $59,370 is $47,811. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $51,356 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 $58,060 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Roofers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,370 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,380 |
| This salary | $59,370 |
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 | $47,811 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,884 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$22 |
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 | $56,790 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$26 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $59,370 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,130 and the ninetieth is $78,380 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wisconsin's $47,811, worked from $59,370. 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 258 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $51,356, the adjusted value of that $59,370 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 258 of 491 in the state.
- The Wisconsin median of $59,370 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,130 to $78,380. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Wisconsin take-home of $47,811, on $59,370 for work ranking 258 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 258 of 491 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $51,356 — the adjusted value of that $59,370 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 258 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,130 and the top tenth $78,380, so most people doing this work in Wisconsin sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $51,356.
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 $47,811.
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 ($39,130 to $78,380) 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 $51,356 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 $47,811 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.