Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Salary in Madison, WI

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $173,040 or more. The middle half of other postsecondary teachers in Madison earn between $62,300 and $135,490.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay in Madison vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Other postsecondary teachers in Madison earn 37% more than the Wisconsin average ($83,210) and 26% more than the U.S. average ($90,630). At the median the gap is +35% against the U.S. median of $77,640.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $113,760, a single filer in Madison takes home about $83,616 a year, or $6,968 a month and $3,216 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).

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Is Madison a good place for other postsecondary teachers? 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 $113,760 buys what about $116,932 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 2 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for other postsecondary teachers

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,460).

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary by city

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