Hydrologists Salary in Madison, WI

Hydrologists pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $115,920 or more. The middle half of hydrologists in Madison earn between $75,360 and $97,470.

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

Hydrologists salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $87,690, a single filer in Madison takes home about $66,823 a year, or $5,569 a month and $2,570 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% 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 hydrologists? 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 $87,690 buys what about $90,135 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Hydrologists salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 2nd of 2 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($93,550).

All Hydrologists salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for hydrologists

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($153,030).

Hydrologists salary by city

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