Social Scientist and Related Worker Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social scientists and related workers 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 Social Scientists and Related Workers in Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,510
25th Percentile Wage
$67,640
50th Percentile Wage
$75,030
75th Percentile Wage
$83,780
90th Percentile Wage
$87,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,510.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$75,030
5.53% 22.78%
2020
$70,880
8.76% -
2016
$64,670
0.37% -
2015
$64,430
5.32% -
2013
$61,000
5.02% -
2012
$57,940
- -

Table 2. Compare Social Scientist and Related Worker Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,030 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for social scientists and related workers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Madison is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis and 12.4 percent (12.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$82,850
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$81,850
Lake County-Kenosha County
$75,490
Madison
$75,030
Duluth
$70,270
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$68,320
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$65,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.