Wisconsin: money rules on one page
The pay & local tax, benefits, renting, unemployment and cost of living answers PayByTown has checked for Wisconsin, each with the rule people ask about most and the official source it comes from. Open a topic for the details and the calculator. Last checked .
Pay & local tax
All of pay & local tax- Take-home pay calculator2026 paycheck afterfederal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Wisconsin income taxSource: State revenue departments and statutes, checked
Benefits
All of benefits- SNAP income limitsGross income limit200% of the federal poverty lineSource: Wisconsin Department of Health Services: FoodShare, checked
- Medicaid & CHIP income limitsMedicaidNot expanded; children up to 306% of povertySource: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, checked
Renting
All of renting- Security depositsDeposit back within21 days (see details)Source: Wis. Stat. § 704.28, checked
- Breaking a leaseTenant notice (month-to-month)28 days, ending with a rental periodSource: Wis. Stat. § 704.19, checked
- Eviction noticesUnpaid rent notice5 days (pay or move out)Source: Wis. Stat. § 704.17, checked
- RepairsTime to repairA reasonable timeSource: Wis. Stat. § 704.07 Repairs; untenantability (Wisconsin Legislature), checked
- Rent increasesNotice before a rent increase7–28 daysSource: Wis. Stat. § 704.19, checked
Unemployment
All of unemployment- Unemployment benefitsWeekly benefit$54–$370, up to 26 weeksSource: WI Claimant Handbook UCB-10-P (R. 06/16/2026), checked
Cost of living
All of cost of living- Childcare costsCounties with prices72Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx), checked
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