Wisconsin Paycheck Calculator
Estimate your Wisconsin take-home pay after federal withholding and FICA. Nothing leaves your browser.
Showing a $60,000/year, single-filer example for Wisconsin: $47,604.20 take-home pay after taxes. Enter your own numbers above for your result.
| Gross pay | $60,000.00 |
| Federal income tax | -$5,020.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | -$3,720.00 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | -$870.00 |
| Wisconsin state income tax | -$2,785.80 |
| Net take-home pay | $47,604.20 |
Estimate only, not tax advice — see the full disclaimer. Tax data last verified: 2026-08-08.
How Wisconsin paycheck taxes work
Wisconsin paycheck withholding runs on its own formula that's genuinely different from the tax brackets shown on a Wisconsin tax return: the state's withholding tables (3.54%, 4.65%, 5.30%, and 7.65%) have been frozen since January 1, 2022, while the annual filing brackets keep getting adjusted for inflation each year, so what's withheld from your paycheck and what you actually owe in the spring aren't figured on quite the same scale. Instead of a flat standard deduction, Wisconsin's withholding formula uses a sliding deduction that starts at $6,702 for single filers (or $9,461 for married) and shrinks as your pay rises, reaching zero around $73,000 a year. Wisconsin's withholding system only has two tracks, single and married, so head-of-household and married-filing-separately paychecks are calculated the same way as single and married respectively. There's no local or county income tax anywhere in Wisconsin and no mandatory state disability or paid-family-leave payroll deduction, so a Wisconsin paycheck is otherwise reduced only by federal tax, FICA, and this state withholding.
Federal income tax is calculated using the 2026 IRS tax brackets after subtracting your standard deduction, based on your filing status. FICA is a flat 6.2% Social Security tax (up to the annual wage base) plus 1.45% Medicare tax, with an additional 0.9% Medicare tax on income above $200,000 (single) or $250,000 (married filing jointly).
Tax data last verified: 2026-08-08.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Wisconsin have a state income tax?
Yes. Wisconsin taxes wage income at 4 brackets ranging from 3.54% to 7.65%. See the state-specific section above for exactly how that applies to your filing status.
How is federal income tax calculated on a Wisconsin paycheck?
Federal tax is calculated on taxable income (gross pay minus your standard deduction) using the 2026 IRS marginal tax brackets, which apply the same way in every state, including Wisconsin. See "How Paycheck Withholding Works" for the full breakdown.
What is FICA and how much is withheld?
FICA is 6.2% Social Security (up to the annual wage base) plus 1.45% Medicare, with an additional 0.9% Medicare tax above $200,000 (single) or $250,000 (married filing jointly). It applies the same way in every state, including Wisconsin.
Is this calculator exact?
No, it's an estimate based on standard 2026 tax tables and common assumptions. It doesn't account for every possible deduction, credit, filing situation, or local tax. For Wisconsin specifically, it uses the state's actual paycheck withholding formula, frozen since 2022, rather than the separately inflation-adjusted annual filing brackets: the two aren't the same figure. See the disclaimer above the breakdown for details.