Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,592
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$11,488
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,121
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
$59,080
Kept after tax
$47,592
Worth in national money
$51,121
State rank
12
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is one of the better-paying states for surveying and mapping technicians. The middle earner takes $59,080, which ranks 12 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 8.92% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Wisconsin, this sits in the middle: 264 of 491 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $59,080 the take-home is $47,592; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $51,121 would nationally. The average comes to $59,900, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wisconsin ranks 12 of 50 states publishing a median for surveying and mapping technicians, at $59,080 — about 8.92% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Surveying and mapping technicians ranks 264 of 491 occupations in Wisconsin by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for surveying and mapping technicians in Wisconsin, on $59,080, is $47,592 — equivalent to $51,121 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 $59,900 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Surveying and Mapping Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,690 |
| This salary | $59,080 |
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 | $47,592 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,651 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$27 |
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 | $56,518 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$32 |
| 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 surveying and mapping technicians in Wisconsin earn under $59,080 and half over. The published range runs $39,340 at the tenth percentile to $77,690 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $47,592, from $59,080, 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 264 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $51,121, the adjusted value of that $59,080 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 264 of 491 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for surveying and mapping technicians in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,340 to $77,690; 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 $47,592 from $59,080. 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 264 of 491 locally.
- This $51,121 adjusted figure, worked from $59,080, 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 264 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 264 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $39,340 at the bottom tenth to $77,690 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $51,121 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 $47,592.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,340 to $77,690) 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 $51,121 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 $47,592 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.