Conservation Scientists Salary in Madison, WI

Conservation Scientists pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $105,100 or more. The middle half of conservation scientists in Madison earn between $70,760 and $99,840.

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

Conservation Scientists salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $83,090, a single filer in Madison takes home about $63,860 a year, or $5,322 a month and $2,456 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 conservation 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 $83,090 buys what about $85,407 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Conservation Scientists salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 2nd of 5 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; La Crosse pays the most ($83,870).

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Highest-paying cities for conservation scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,820).

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