Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Madison, WI

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $83,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $224,260 or more. The middle half of engineering teachers, postsecondary in Madison earn between $112,830 and $178,610.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Madison vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Engineering teachers, postsecondary in Madison earn 19% more than the Wisconsin average ($120,350) and 15% more than the U.S. average ($124,520). At the median the gap is +26% against the U.S. median of $109,270.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $142,960, a single filer in Madison takes home about $102,043 a year, or $8,504 a month and $3,925 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% 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 engineering teachers, postsecondary? 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 $142,960 buys what about $146,947 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 2 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for engineering teachers, postsecondary

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($187,890).

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