Skincare Specialists in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,893
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$8,327
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,702
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
$46,220
Kept after tax
$37,893
Worth in national money
$40,702
State rank
18
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for skincare specialists. The median is $46,220, ranking 18 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Wisconsin, this one sits low: 375 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $46,220 you keep $37,893 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $40,702 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $46,010.
- Wisconsin occupies the middle band for skincare specialists: a median of $46,220, ranking 18 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Skincare specialists occupies position 375 of 491 in Wisconsin's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $37,893 after the full tax stack, from $46,220. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $40,702 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $46,010 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Skincare Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,220 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,590 |
| This salary | $46,220 |
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 | $37,893 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,318 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$242 |
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 | $44,446 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$292 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Wisconsin earn less than $46,220. The published range is $22,830 up to $65,590, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $37,893 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $46,220. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 375 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,702 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 375.
- Reported values are medians; for skincare specialists in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $22,830 to $65,590. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $37,893, from $46,220, assumes a single Wisconsin filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 375 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,702, worked from $46,220, 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 375 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $22,830, the highest tenth $65,590, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $40,702 in national terms.
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 $37,893 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($22,830) and the ninetieth ($65,590) 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 $40,702 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 $37,893 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.