Major Wisconsin metros covered
- Milwaukee
- Madison
- Green Bay
Same builder works equally well for rural counties and smaller employers across WI.
Wisconsin ({s.Abbr}) paystubs
Create a Wisconsin paystub online in under two minutes.
Built for Wisconsin employers, contractors, and freelancers — accurate 2026 federal and WI state tax calculations, instant live preview, downloadable PDF. Used by businesses across Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay.
Starting at $4.99 per paystub · Launch price
Built for Wisconsin
One paystub builder, tuned for WI employers and workers.
Wisconsin has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the WI-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.
Common Wisconsin employer types
- manufacturing
- dairy
- insurance
And every other small-business category that issues paystubs to employees or contractors.
What gets calculated
- Federal income tax withholding
- FICA (Social Security) + Medicare
- WI state income tax withholding
- Year-to-date totals across pay periods
2026 tax tables, refreshed every year.
Where every line on a Wisconsin paystub comes from
Wisconsin employee paystubs in this app automatically show a single WI State Income Tax line. No separate statewide employee payroll program line is currently modeled.
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Employer Medicare
Employer Medicare tax is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
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Employer | 1.45% | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Employer Social Security
Employer Social Security tax is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
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Employer | 6.2% | $184,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FUTA
Federal unemployment tax is an employer-paid tax. The gross FUTA rate is 6.0% on the first $7,000 of wages before any state-credit reduction adjustments.
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Employer | 6% | $7,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Federal Income Tax
Federal employee withholding uses the 2026 federal wage-bracket or percentage-method rules.
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Employee | Bracket or formula based | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medicare
Employee Medicare withholding is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
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Employee | 1.45% | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Social Security
Employee Social Security withholding is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
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Employee | 6.2% | $184,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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WI State Income Tax
Annualized Wisconsin withholding brackets from the current state-tax model.
4 annualized brackets
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Employee | Progressive brackets | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||
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WI UI Contribution
Wisconsin unemployment insurance is employer-paid. The exact contribution depends on the employer's assigned Wisconsin UI rate and current taxable wage base, so the calculator should capture those employer-specific values for an exact amount.
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Employer | User supplied | No cap |
Official sources
Wisconsin paystub law
What Wisconsin law actually requires on a paystub.
Wage statement requirements
Wisconsin Statute § 103.457 requires every employer to provide each employee with a statement of deductions for each pay period. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Equal Rights Division enforces wage-payment violations. Paydays must be at least monthly; most employers run bi-weekly. Wisconsin has a graduated state income tax (top marginal around 7.65%) that appears on most stubs.
Using a Wisconsin paystub for proof of income
Milwaukee and Madison rental markets follow mainstream 3× rent verification, with Madison running tighter due to UW-Madison academic-year demand. Manufacturing employees at Harley-Davidson, Rockwell Automation, and Johnson Controls produce institutional paystubs all Wisconsin property managers recognize. Dairy industry workers and food processing employees at Land O'Lakes-affiliated processors typically have W-2 paystubs with standard deductions; smaller dairy farms often produce more variable pay records.
How it works
Three steps to a finished Wisconsin paystub.
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1. Enter employer + employee details
Company name, address, employee name, pay period, hours, and pay rate or salary.
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2. Review the live preview
Watch gross pay, federal withholding, WI state withholding (when applicable), FICA, and net pay update as you type.
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3. Download the PDF
Pay once, get a print-ready paystub PDF and a copy in your account for re-download later.
Wisconsin paystub FAQs
Common questions from WI employers and workers.
Are paystubs required for employees in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin Statute § 103.457 requires every employer to provide each employee with a statement of deductions for each pay period. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Equal Rights Division enforces wage-payment violations. Paydays must be at least monthly; most employers run bi-weekly. Wisconsin has a graduated state income tax (top marginal around 7.65%) that appears on most stubs.
Does the calculator handle Wisconsin state income tax?
Wisconsin has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the WI-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.
Can I use this for contractor pay in Wisconsin?
Yes — the same builder produces paystubs suitable for 1099 contractors and freelancers operating in Wisconsin. If you also need to file IRS Form 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC at year end, use our 1099 generator.
How accurate are the federal + WI tax calculations?
The same 2026 federal withholding tables published by the IRS and the WI state tax data used by our state-specific paycheck calculators. The calculations are auto-updated each year.
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