Wisconsin minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Wisconsin rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $7.25
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,912
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Wisconsin in 2026?
The Wisconsin minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in 2026, the same as the federal minimum.
Will the Wisconsin minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Wisconsin?
Full time, a Wisconsin minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Wisconsin?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Wisconsin takes home $13,912 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $524.77. It takes 149.5 hours of work to take home $1,000.
- Take-home per year
- $13,912
- Every two weeks
- $524.77
- Per hour after tax
- $6.69
- In national prices
- $14,785
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Wisconsin taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Wisconsin?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 33% of Wisconsin workers earn, but less than half of them. The Wisconsin median wage is $24.17 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Wisconsin?
Tipped workers in Wisconsin can be paid $2.33 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Wisconsin minimum wage changed?
It has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum last rose.
How does the Wisconsin minimum wage compare with other states?
Wisconsin is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Wisconsin?
Full time, a Wisconsin minimum wage job takes home $267.53 a week after taxes.
Is the Wisconsin minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Wisconsin prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $14,785 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,912 take-home.