Physicists Salary in Madison, WI

Physicists pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $89,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $197,140 or more. The middle half of physicists in Madison earn between $89,310 and $157,440.

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

Physicists salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $137,180, a single filer in Madison takes home about $98,399 a year, or $8,200 a month and $3,785 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% 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 physicists? 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 $137,180 buys what about $141,005 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physicists salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 2nd of 2 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($190,130).

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Highest-paying cities for physicists

Miami, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($245,010).

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