Computer Programmers Salary in Madison, WI

Computer Programmers pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $163,490 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Madison earn between $75,490 and $128,110.

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

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $102,860, a single filer in Madison takes home about $76,595 a year, or $6,383 a month and $2,946 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 computer programmers? 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 $102,860 buys what about $105,728 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 8 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for computer programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,780).

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