How Wisconsin taxes your paycheck
Wisconsin uses a graduated rate schedule with 4 brackets for single filers in 2026. Like the federal system, only the income inside each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate — moving into a higher bracket never taxes your whole paycheck at the higher rate.
The 2026 standard deduction is $13,960 (single), $25,840 (married filing jointly), $18,030 (head of household).
On exemptions: $700 per filer and $700 per dependent (reduces taxable income, not tax); additional $250 if age 65+.
What’s taken out of a Wisconsin paycheck
| Taxable income (single) | Marginal rate |
| Up to $15,110 | 3.5% |
| $15,111 – $51,950 | 4.4% |
| $51,951 – $332,720 | 5.3% |
| Over $332,720 | 7.65% |
Single-filer schedule. Married and head-of-household thresholds differ; the calculator below uses the correct schedule for the filing status you pick.
Example: a $75,000 salary in Wisconsin
On a $75,000 salary as a single filer: federal taxable income is $75,000 − $16,100 = $58,900, giving $7,670 of federal tax. State taxable income is $61,040, giving $2,632 of state tax. FICA takes $4,650 (Social Security) + $1,088 (Medicare). Estimated take-home: $58,961 per year ($2,268 per biweekly paycheck).
| Gross salary | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$7,670 |
| State income tax (WI) | −$2,632 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$4,650 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$1,088 |
| Estimated take-home | $58,961 |
| Effective tax rate | 21.4% |
Single filer, standard deduction, no pre-tax contributions. The interactive calculator above recomputes this for any salary and filing status.
A note on local taxes in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has no local income taxes on wages. Reciprocity: wages of residents of IL, IN, KY, and MI working in Wisconsin are taxed only by their state of residence.