Salaries in Madison, WI
280K residents · Madison, WI metro area
Madison, WI is part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Madison, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Wisconsin is $50,270. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Madison and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Madison
Emergency Medicine Physicians$340,150General Internal Medicine Physicians$329,670Physicians, All Other$301,940Psychiatrists$296,230Family Medicine Physicians$291,000Nurse Anesthetists$283,980Obstetricians and Gynecologists$227,650Chief Executives$217,010Dentists, General$176,460Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,900Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,700Pharmacists$158,120
Most common jobs in Madison
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$37,220
- Retail Salespersons$35,830
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,820
- General and Operations Managers$126,620
- Registered Nurses$101,190
- Cashiers$34,550
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,190
- Stockers and Order Fillers$36,710
- Customer Service Representatives$47,500
- Office Clerks, General$46,590
- Waiters and Waitresses$30,910
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$39,680