Mid-level Chemist salary in Madison, WI

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Madison, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Middleton, Verona, Verono, Waunakee.

Also listed as: Quality Control Chemist, Analytical Chemist

Median salary$65,291
Middle 50%$65.3k–$65.3k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $65,291
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,250 and $75,953.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,250
25th$65,250
50th (median)$65,291
75th$65,291
90th$74,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $61,000 (10 filings) FY2021: median $61,500 (12 filings) FY2022: median $66,000 (14 filings) FY2023: median $70,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 17
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$61,000$61,000$65,99010
FY2021$61,500$61,082$62,25012
FY2022$66,000$65,000$70,00014
FY2023$70,000$67,000$75,00017
FY2024–––2
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Madison's median mid-level Chemist salary of $65,291 is worth about $67,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Madison = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Chemists in the Madison, WI area earned a median of $78,730 in May 2025 (780 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,291, 17% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
PPD Development, L.P.too few6
Labcorp Early Development Laboratoriestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $54,080 17
Mid-level · Level II $65,291 11
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV $88,733 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$53,581$54,08017
Mid-level · Level II$65,250$65,29111
Expert · Level IV$87,110$88,73313

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.