Financial Managers Salary in Madison, WI

Financial Managers pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $83,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $253,800 or more. The middle half of financial managers in Madison earn between $110,010 and $197,620.

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

Financial Managers salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $161,760, a single filer in Madison takes home about $113,896 a year, or $9,491 a month and $4,381 every two weeks. Taxes take 30% 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 financial managers? 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 $161,760 buys what about $166,271 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Financial Managers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 2nd of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($164,260).

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Highest-paying cities for financial managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($273,690).

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