Mechanical Engineers Salary in Madison, WI
Median annual salary
$99,680
-4% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$97,059
cost index 102.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Madison, WI
| 10th percentile | $76,040 |
| 25th percentile | $80,610 |
| Median (50th) | $99,680 |
| 75th percentile | $121,590 |
| 90th percentile | $133,820 |
| Mean | $103,480 |
| Employed in metro | 770 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Madison, WI earns a median of $99,680 per year. That is 4% below the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Madison, WI has a cost index of 102.7 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $97,059 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $88,804, median gross rent $1,354/mo, and the median home value $372,400. See the full Madison, WI cost-of-living profile.