Wisconsin paycheck calculator

Take-home pay in Wisconsin after federal and Wisconsin income tax, Social Security, Medicare and your deductions, using the 2026 withholding rules.

State you live and work in

2026 rules for Wisconsin.

Pay

I'm paid

Salary (per year, before taxes)

How often you're paid

Your Form W-4

Filing status

Children under 17

$2,200 each in Step 3, if your income is $200,000 or less ($400,000 married filing jointly).

Other dependents

$500 each in Step 3.

Pre-tax and after-tax deductions

401(k) or 403(b) contribution

Traditional (pre-tax). Put a Roth contribution under after-tax deductions.

Health insurance, HSA and FSA

Pre-tax premiums and contributions through payroll; they also lower Social Security and Medicare.

After-tax deductions

Roth 401(k), union dues, garnishments.

More Form W-4 options

Step 2: two jobs, or married and your spouse works

Only if you checked the box in Step 2(c) of your W-4.

Step 4(a): other income (per year)

Step 4(b): deductions (per year)

From the W-4's Deductions Worksheet: tips, overtime, car loan interest, the senior deduction, itemizing.

Step 4(c): extra withholding

Take-home pay per paycheck

$1,831.74

$47,625.27 a year from $59,999.94 gross, 26 paychecks.

Gross pay, each deduction and take-home pay, per paycheck and per year
Item	Per paycheck	Per year
Gross pay	$2,307.69	$59,999.94
Federal income tax	−$193.08	−$5,020.08
Social Security	−$143.08	−$3,720.00
Medicare	−$33.46	−$870.00
Wisconsin income tax	−$106.33	−$2,764.59
Take-home pay	$1,831.74	$47,625.27

Taxes as a share of pay: 20.6%
Federal taxable wages (year): $59,999.94

Estimates for planning, not tax advice. Your employer's payroll may round differently, and your tax bill when you file can differ from what's withheld.

How Wisconsin taxes your paycheck in 2026

Wisconsin withholds income tax at 3.54% to 7.65% of taxable wages. Before the rates apply, a deduction of up to $6,702 (single) or $9,461 (married) is subtracted; it shrinks as wages rise and is gone by about $73,000. Each exemption claimed on Form WT-4 subtracts another $400. Traditional 401(k) contributions and pre-tax health premiums are not taxed, and there are no employee-paid state payroll taxes or local income taxes.

Wisconsin withholding rates, 2026: all filing statuses
Taxable income	Rate
$0 to $12,760	3.54%
$12,760 to $25,520	4.65%
$25,520 to $280,950	5.3%
Over $280,950	7.65%

Standard deduction: $6,702 single or married filing separately; $9,461 married filing jointly; $6,702 head of household.
Exemptions: $400 for you, $400 for a spouse, $400 per dependent.
A traditional 401(k) lowers your Wisconsin taxable wages; pre-tax health premiums do.

City and county taxes

Wisconsin cities and counties do not tax wages.

What this calculator simplifies

Head of household uses the single formula, since Form WT-4 only has Single and Married.
We assume Form WT-4 claims 1 exemption for you, 1 for your spouse when married, and 1 per dependent, at $400 each.
This is the withholding formula, which the Department of Revenue has used unchanged since January 2022; it is not your final Wisconsin tax. The income tax return has its own rates, sliding standard deduction, exemptions and credits, so the refund or balance due can differ.

Sources

Wisconsin DOR Publication W-166 (1/26), Withholding Tax Guide: Alternate Method of Withholding
Wisconsin DOR Withholding Tax Update, October 2025 (no planned rate changes)
Wisconsin DOR Form WT-4, Employee's Wisconsin Withholding Exemption Certificate
IRS Publication 15-T (2026) for federal withholding, and Publication 15 (2026) for Social Security and Medicare.

How every number is worked out is on the methodology page.