SOC 43-3021 · Madison, WI metro

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in Madison, WI

The average salary for billing and posting clerks in Madison, Wisconsin is $52,180 a year ($25.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,570: half of the 1,080 people in this job in the Madison, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,426).

$52,180average per year

$25.09 / hourMedian $49,570Take-home ≈ $42,422

  • $44K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,080people in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 12Wisconsin metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Billing and Posting Clerks pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,630 or more. The middle half of billing and posting clerks in Madison earn between $48,200 and $56,330.

  • $44K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,180$4,348$25.09
Median$49,570$4,131$23.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,200$4,017$23.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,330$4,694$27.08

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

Billing and Posting Clerks salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $52,180, a single filer in Madison takes home about $42,422 a year, or $3,535 a month and $1,632 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

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

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Is Madison a good place for billing and posting clerks? 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 $52,180 buys what about $53,635 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 8.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 12 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for billing and posting clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,360).

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in Madison: questions

How much do billing and posting clerks make an hour in Madison?

$25.09 an hour on average, and $23.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level billing and posting clerks salary in Madison?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,400 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the billing and posting clerks take-home pay in Madison?

About $42,422 a year ($3,535 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,180.

Do billing and posting clerks earn more in Madison than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,426).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3021; area Madison, WI (31540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.02, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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