Data Scientist salary in Madison, WI

Based on 90 certified H-1B filings in the Madison, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Middleton, Fitchburg, Dodgeville, Sun Prairie, Madison,.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$108,249

Middle 50%$93.6k–$133.3k

vs. national median−12%comparison median $123,531

Filings90FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,982 and $245,143.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$97,130	$79,250	$103,513	16
FY2021	$82,000	$70,000	$100,000	25
FY2022	$118,373	$83,408	$165,000	17
FY2023	$100,336	$80,730	$122,633	36
FY2024	$90,000	$78,000	$121,046	37
FY2025	$96,000	$91,821	$109,585	31
FY2026	$114,754	$96,464	$141,515	59

Madison's median Data Scientist salary of $108,249 is worth about $111,300 at national average prices.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.	$141,180	31
University of Wisconsin System	too few	5
Lands' End	too few	4
Prime Business Technologies	too few	3
Springs Window Fashions	too few	3
ASP Diverse	too few	2
Cognowiz	too few	2
Collaborate Solutions	too few	2
Technocorp Solutions	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$77,979	$79,942	14
Mid-level · Level II	$90,522	$96,464	32
Senior · Level III	$103,064	$114,754	17
Expert · Level IV	$115,606	$156,825	23

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.