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All Occupations Salary Information in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Madison, Wisconsin are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Madison is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$84,030
75th Percentile Wage	$57,970
50th Percentile Wage	$37,540
25th Percentile Wage	$25,070
10th Percentile Wage	$18,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,560.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$40.40
75th Percentile Wage	$27.87
50th Percentile Wage	$18.05
25th Percentile Wage	$12.05
10th Percentile Wage	$8.92

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Madison, Wisconsin. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $40.40. The median hourly salary is $18.05. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.92.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,540, Madison is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $39,810). Compared with Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, the median annual salary of all occupations in Madison is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington	$39,810
Madison	$37,540
Lake County-Kenosha County	$36,390
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis	$36,020
Oshkosh-Neenah	$35,200
Green Bay	$33,650
Wausau	$33,600
Duluth	$33,570
Sheboygan	$32,860
La Crosse	$32,570
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$32,250
Appleton	$32,230
Fond du Lac	$32,130
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$31,990
Janesville	$31,480
Racine	$31,380
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$30,660
Eau Claire	$30,390
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$29,170
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$28,570

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Madison, Wisconsin, and the Nation

From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Madison is higher than that of both state of Wisconsin and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Madison ($37,540) is 10.4 percent (10.4%) higher than that in Wisconsin ($33,650) and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
Madison	$37,540
USA	$34,750
Wisconsin	$33,650