Sales and Related Workers, All Other in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,341
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$8,799
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,258
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
$48,140
Kept after tax
$39,341
Worth in national money
$42,258
State rank
21
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $48,140, ranking 21 of 48 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Wisconsin reports figures for, this is number 341.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $48,140 the take-home is $39,341; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,258 would nationally. The average comes to $49,470, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wisconsin occupies the middle band for sales and related workers, all other: a median of $48,140, ranking 21 of 48. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Wisconsin's occupational distribution, sales and related workers, all other sits at 341 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for sales and related workers, all other in Wisconsin, on $48,140, is $39,341 — equivalent to $42,258 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 $49,470 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $72,010 |
| This salary | $48,140 |
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 | $39,341 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,860 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$209 |
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 | $46,249 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$253 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $48,140 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $31,870 and the ninetieth is $72,010 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $39,341, from $48,140, 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 341 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,258, the adjusted value of that $48,140 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 341 of 491 in the state.
- The Wisconsin median of $48,140 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $31,870 to $72,010. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Wisconsin is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,341 from $48,140. 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 341 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $42,258 — the adjusted value of that $48,140 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 341 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $31,870 at the bottom tenth to $72,010 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $42,258 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Wisconsin adds its own income tax on top — which is why $39,341 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($31,870) and the ninetieth ($72,010) 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 $42,258 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 $39,341 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.