H-1B salaries in Madison, WI

Based on 1,830 certified H-1B filings in the Madison, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$100,339
Middle 50%$80k–$130k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $122,699
Filings1,830FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,303 and $244,985.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,543
25th$79,978
50th (median)$100,339
75th$130,000
90th$154,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $82,000 (1,385 filings) FY2021: median $88,585 (1,386 filings) FY2022: median $87,125 (1,243 filings) FY2023: median $92,820 (1,068 filings) FY2024: median $92,914 (1,039 filings) FY2025: median $97,678 (1,032 filings) FY2026: median $108,241 (798 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,385 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,386 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,243 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,068 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,039 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,032 filings FY25 FY2026: 798 filings FY26 1,386
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$82,000$73,000$98,2591,385
FY2021$88,585$76,232$109,8281,386
FY2022$87,125$72,122$110,0001,243
FY2023$92,820$75,000$112,0501,068
FY2024$92,914$73,958$119,0001,039
FY2025$97,678$77,000$125,0001,032
FY2026$108,241$83,798$132,000798

Cost of living

Madison's median H-1B salary of $100,339 is worth about $103,100 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,375Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Madison, WI HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,565Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Madison, WI HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)97.3Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$103,100Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesWI: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$115,942561
Systems Engineer / Architect$94,03798
Data Scientist$108,24990
QA Engineer$97,49065
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$75,86260
Medical Scientist$72,00052
Chemist$65,29151
Mechanical Engineer$100,00049
Biological Technician$54,08047
Programmer Analyst$81,72345
Systems Analyst$97,46340
Industrial Engineer$93,00037
IT Manager$176,90437
Information Security Analyst$116,99528
Database Administrator$117,00020

By job title

Java Developer$105.5k · 18 .NET Developer$94.3k · 17 Full Stack Developer$98.1k · 10 Product Manager$140.1k · 10

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Madison, WI. Figure: median salary · filings.