Wisconsin paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to Wisconsin. State figures below are computed from Wisconsin's own published withholding method — cited at the bottom of this page.

Your pay

Gross pay per check Pay entered as Pay frequency Year-to-date wages before this check (for the Social Security cap)

Federal — your W-4

Filing status (Step 1c) Step 2 box is checked (multiple jobs / spouse works — use the higher withholding schedules) Step 3 — dependents amount ($)

More W-4 detail (Steps 4a–4c)

Step 4(a) — other income, annual ($) Step 4(b) — deductions above the standard amount, annual ($) Step 4(c) — extra withholding per check ($)

Deductions per check

Pre-tax retirement — 401(k)/403(b)/457 ($) Pre-tax premiums & HSA — cafeteria plan ($) Post-tax deductions ($)

State

Work state

State inputs mirror that state's own withholding form.

Your pay stub Annual figures

No signup. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere — every figure is computed on this device, from the published withholding methods cited below.

Worked example

Worked example. Alternate Method Example 1 in W-166: single, $350 a week, 1 exemption — $394.65 a year on the sliding-deduction base.
Federal income tax $4.04 · Social Security $21.70 · Medicare $5.08 · Wisconsin withholding $7.59 · Take-home $311.59 per week

How Wisconsin withholding works

State form: WT-4.

Wisconsin's Alternate Method: annualize gross wages, subtract the sliding standard deduction (single: $6,702 reduced by 12% of earnings over $17,780; married: $9,461 reduced by 20% over $25,727) and $400 per exemption, then apply the net-wage brackets.

Current parameters

method detail	Alternate Method (p.26): annualize wages; subtract sliding standard deduction; subtract $400 per WT-4 exemption; apply withholding schedule; divide by pay periods. Wage-bracket tables also published.
exemption per claim annual	400
sliding standard deduction single	See the cited publication
sliding standard deduction married	See the cited publication
brackets annual net wage	4 entries (see the cited publication)
notes	Federal Form W-4 CANNOT be used for Wisconsin withholding - WT-4 required for every new hire; no WT-4 on file = 0 exemptions. Withholding rates (3.54/4.65/5.30/7.65) deliberately differ from return brackets (3.50/4.40/5.30/7.65 after 2025 Act 15) - do not substitute return brackets.

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

State method only; Wisconsin has no local income taxes (Milwaukee's sales tax is not a wage tax).

Source. Wisconsin Withholding Tax Guide, Publication W-166 (1/26), effective for withholding periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022 — Wisconsin Department of Revenue — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.