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Machinists Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of machinists in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of machinists 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 Machinists in Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,610
25th Percentile Wage
$39,690
50th Percentile Wage
$45,300
75th Percentile Wage
$53,810
90th Percentile Wage
$68,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,610.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$45,300
-3.55% 4.46%
2021
$46,910
21.83% -
2020
$36,670
-6.84% -
2019
$39,180
-0.89% -
2018
$39,530
-5.29% -
2017
$41,620
-5.69% -
2016
$43,990
-0.61% -
2015
$44,260
8.29% -
2014
$40,590
-14.29% -
2013
$46,390
6.70% -
2012
$43,280
- -

Table 2. Compare Machinists Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,300 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Madison is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$56,830
Duluth
$51,740
Green Bay
$49,930
Fond du Lac
$47,840
Appleton
$47,220
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$47,190
La Crosse
$45,850
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$45,590
Madison
$45,300
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$44,730
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$44,570
Oshkosh-Neenah
$44,020
Sheboygan
$43,700
Eau Claire
$43,470
Wausau
$42,320
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$42,040
Racine
$40,230
Janesville
$39,690
Lake County-Kenosha County
$38,760
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$37,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.