Atmospheric and Space Scientists Salary in Madison, WI

Atmospheric and Space Scientists pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $190,350 or more. The middle half of atmospheric and space scientists in Madison earn between $85,870 and $107,970.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $108,200, a single filer in Madison takes home about $80,034 a year, or $6,670 a month and $3,078 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Madison a good place for atmospheric and space scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $108,200 buys what about $111,217 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 2 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for atmospheric and space scientists

Chicago, IL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($182,890).

Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary by city

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