Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,503
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$21,327
24.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,508
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
$88,830
Kept after tax
$67,503
Worth in national money
$72,508
State rank
30
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Wisconsin is 30 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $88,830. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Wisconsin this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 85 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $88,830 you keep $67,503, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $72,508 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $89,690, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Wisconsin ranks 30 of 49 for social scientists and related workers, all other at $88,830. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Wisconsin publishes a median for, social scientists and related workers, all other sits 85 of 491 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for social scientists and related workers, all other on $88,830 is $67,503. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $72,508 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 $89,690 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $88,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $115,210 |
| This salary | $88,830 |
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 | $67,503 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $71,322 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$887 |
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 | $83,402 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,225 |
| 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 social scientists and related workers, all other in Wisconsin earn under $88,830 and half over. The published range runs $65,170 at the tenth percentile to $115,210 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $67,503 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $88,830. 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 85 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $72,508, the adjusted value of that $88,830 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 85 of 491 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for social scientists and related workers, all other in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $65,170 to $115,210; 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.
- Retained pay of $67,503, from $88,830, 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 85 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 30 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $72,508 — the adjusted value of that $88,830 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 85 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $65,170 at the tenth percentile, $115,210 at the ninetieth.
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 $72,508 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 $67,503.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($65,170 to $115,210) 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 $72,508 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 $67,503 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.