Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Madison, WI

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $171,580 or more. The middle half of communications teachers, postsecondary in Madison earn between $68,850 and $143,210.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $115,450, a single filer in Madison takes home about $84,704 a year, or $7,059 a month and $3,258 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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 communications teachers, postsecondary? 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 $115,450 buys what about $118,670 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 3 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for communications teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,630).

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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