Software Developers Salary in Madison, WI
Median annual salary
$130,630
-4% vs US median ($135,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$127,196
cost index 102.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Madison, WI
| 10th percentile | $82,790 |
| 25th percentile | $101,970 |
| Median (50th) | $130,630 |
| 75th percentile | $161,050 |
| 90th percentile | $171,290 |
| Mean | $129,020 |
| Employed in metro | 6,720 |
A Software Developers in Madison, WI earns a median of $130,630 per year. That is 4% below the national median of $135,980 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 $127,196 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.