How Wisconsin taxes your paycheck
Wisconsin uses a graduated income tax with 4 brackets, from 3.5% on the first slice of taxable income to 7.65% on income over $332,720 for single filers. Each rate applies only to the income inside its bracket, so moving into a higher bracket never lowers your take-home pay. Before the rates apply, Wisconsin allows a standard deduction of $13,960 for single filers and $25,840 for married couples filing jointly and a personal exemption of $700 for single filers and $1,400 for married couples filing jointly.
On a $75,000 salary, a single filer owes about $2,594 in Wisconsin income tax for 2026, an effective state rate of 3.46%.
Wisconsin's standard deduction phases out as income rises — it is gone by about $136,000 — and this estimate applies the full amount, so it understates Wisconsin tax at middle and higher incomes.
| Rate | Single: taxable income | Married filing jointly: taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5% | $0 | $0 |
| 4.4% | over $15,110 | over $20,150 |
| 5.3% | over $51,950 | over $69,260 |
| 7.65% | over $332,720 | over $443,630 |
Take-home pay in Wisconsin at common salaries
These figures use the 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction, Social Security and Medicare, and Wisconsin state tax, for someone paid every two weeks with no 401(k) or other pre-tax deductions. Enter your own salary and deductions in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
| Salary | Wisconsin tax (single) | Take-home, single | Per paycheck, single | Take-home, married |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $979 | $33,341 | $1,282.35 | $35,713 |
| $60,000 | $1,859 | $48,531 | $1,866.58 | $51,310 |
| $80,000 | $2,859 | $62,251 | $2,394.25 | $66,500 |
| $100,000 | $3,919 | $75,261 | $2,894.64 | $81,658 |
| $150,000 | $6,569 | $107,222 | $4,123.90 | $117,483 |
How Wisconsin compares with neighboring states
On a $75,000 salary, Wisconsin's income tax is the 28th-lowest of the 50 states and DC (1st = lowest), counting the 9 states that don't tax wages at all.
Among neighboring states, Iowa takes the least state income tax on $75,000 ($2,198) and Minnesota the most ($3,577).
What this estimate leaves out
State disability insurance and paid family-leave contributions and local income taxes are not included, and the federal figures assume the standard deduction with no credits such as the Child Tax Credit. Head-of-household and married-filing-separately returns use the state's single schedule, which a few states set separately.
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