SOC 25-3041 · Madison, WI metro

Tutors Salary in Madison, WI

The average salary for tutors in Madison, Wisconsin is $57,620 a year ($27.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,820: half of the 230 people in this job in the Madison, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

$57,620average per year

$27.70 / hourMedian $50,820Take-home ≈ $46,525

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $85K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

230people in this job
+19%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 7Wisconsin metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tutors pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $84,980 or more. The middle half of tutors in Madison earn between $38,670 and $67,170.

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $85K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,620$4,802$27.70
Median$50,820$4,235$24.43
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,670$3,222$18.59
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,170$5,598$32.29

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

Tutors salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $57,620, a single filer in Madison takes home about $46,525 a year, or $3,877 a month and $1,789 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 tutors? 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 $57,620 buys what about $59,227 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tutors salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 7 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Tutors salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for tutors

Casper, WY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,050).

Tutors salary by city

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Tutors salary in Madison: questions

How much do tutors make an hour in Madison?

$27.70 an hour on average, and $24.43 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tutors salary in Madison?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,460 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tutors take-home pay in Madison?

About $46,525 a year ($3,877 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,620.

Do tutors earn more in Madison than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-3041; area Madison, WI (31540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 9.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.51, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.51).

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