Public Relations Managers Salary in Madison, WI

Public Relations Managers pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $192,420 or more. The middle half of public relations managers in Madison earn between $100,070 and $148,080.

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

Public Relations Managers salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $132,250, a single filer in Madison takes home about $95,317 a year, or $7,943 a month and $3,666 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 public relations managers? 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 $132,250 buys what about $135,938 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Public Relations Managers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 3rd of 3 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($136,260).

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Highest-paying cities for public relations managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($229,420).

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