Social Workers, All Other Salary in Madison, WI

Social Workers, All Other pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,210 or more. The middle half of other social workers in Madison earn between $68,180 and $96,990.

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

Social Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $81,140, a single filer in Madison takes home about $62,604 a year, or $5,217 a month and $2,408 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 social workers? 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 $81,140 buys what about $83,403 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 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Social Workers, All Other salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 10 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for other social workers

Reno, NV pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($142,460).

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Related jobs in Madison

• Health Education Specialists$83,120 a year
• Healthcare Social Workers$76,830 a year
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$72,940 a year
• Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$69,480 a year
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$66,650 a year
• Counselors, All Other$66,350 a year
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers$64,870 a year
• Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$60,850 a year

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