Writers and Authors Salary in Madison, WI

Writers and Authors pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,330 or more. The middle half of writers and authors in Madison earn between $57,660 and $80,450.

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

Writers and Authors salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $72,410, a single filer in Madison takes home about $56,981 a year, or $4,748 a month and $2,192 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 writers and authors? 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 $72,410 buys what about $74,429 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Writers and Authors salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 3 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Writers and Authors salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for writers and authors

Waterbury, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($186,370).

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