Tool and Die Makers in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,163
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$13,957
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,179
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
$68,120
Kept after tax
$54,163
Worth in national money
$58,179
State rank
13
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for tool and die makers is strong here. Wisconsin's middle earner gets $68,120, putting the state 13 of 45 — about 6.35% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Wisconsin reports figures for, this is number 178.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $68,120 you keep $54,163, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $58,179 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $67,520, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For tool and die makers, Wisconsin sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $68,120, ranking 13 of 45 and running about 6.35% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In Wisconsin's occupational distribution, tool and die makers sits at 178 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.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for tool and die makers on $68,120 is $54,163. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $58,179 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 $67,520 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Tool and Die Makers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,940 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $68,120 |
| Top tenth earn over | $81,670 |
| This salary | $68,120 |
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 | $54,163 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,752 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$223 |
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 | $64,696 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$308 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $68,120 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,940 and the ninetieth is $81,670 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $54,163 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $68,120. 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 178 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $58,179, the adjusted value of that $68,120 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 178 of 491 in the state.
- The Wisconsin median of $68,120 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,940 to $81,670. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $54,163, from $68,120, 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 178 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 13 of 45 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $58,179 — the adjusted value of that $68,120 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 178 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,940 at the bottom tenth to $81,670 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 $58,179 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 $54,163.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,940 to $81,670) 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 $58,179 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 $54,163 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.