Physical Scientists, All Other Salary in Madison, WI

Physical Scientists, All Other pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $145,270 or more. The middle half of other physical scientists in Madison earn between $84,530 and $122,930.

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

Physical Scientists, All Other salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $102,540, a single filer in Madison takes home about $76,389 a year, or $6,366 a month and $2,938 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 other physical 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 $102,540 buys what about $105,399 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 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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Highest-paying cities for other physical scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($177,370).

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