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Electrical Engineer Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of electrical engineers in Madison is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electrical Engineers in Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$72,580
25th Percentile Wage
$78,110
50th Percentile Wage
$95,360
75th Percentile Wage
$109,810
90th Percentile Wage
$132,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,580.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$95,360
-0.23% 20.35%
2021
$95,580
1.67% -
2020
$93,980
3.06% -
2019
$91,100
-0.77% -
2018
$91,800
-1.64% -
2017
$93,310
-1.31% -
2016
$94,530
8.71% -
2015
$86,300
8.27% -
2014
$79,160
4.17% -
2013
$75,860
-0.12% -
2012
$75,950
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,360 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Madison is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower than that in the highest paying La Crosse and 41.7 percent (41.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
La Crosse
$102,410
Janesville
$101,540
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$101,220
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$98,710
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$95,870
Fond du Lac
$95,720
Appleton
$95,410
Madison
$95,360
Duluth
$95,140
Lake County-Kenosha County
$94,710
Sheboygan
$93,140
Wausau
$92,440
Green Bay
$92,280
Oshkosh-Neenah
$91,750
Eau Claire
$87,630
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$82,480
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$81,940
Racine
$80,660
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$79,310
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$55,590

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.