Forensic Science Technicians Salary in Madison, WI

Forensic Science Technicians pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,000 or more. The middle half of forensic science technicians in Madison earn between $62,590 and $79,580.

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

Forensic Science Technicians salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $69,000, a single filer in Madison takes home about $54,784 a year, or $4,565 a month and $2,107 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 forensic science technicians? 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 $69,000 buys what about $70,924 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Forensic Science Technicians salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 2nd of 2 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($76,870).

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Highest-paying cities for forensic science technicians

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($132,690).

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