Senior Industrial Engineer salary in Madison, WI

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Madison, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Middleton, Mineral Point, Stoughton, Portage, Waunakee.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$101,317
Middle 50%$91.6k–$102.4k
vs. all levels here+9%comparison median $93,000
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,624 and $119,009.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,624
25th$91,624
50th (median)$101,317
75th$102,420
90th$109,874

Cost of living

Madison's median senior Industrial Engineer salary of $101,317 is worth about $104,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Madison, WI area earned a median of $100,370 in May 2025 (1,510 employed). The H-1B median here is $101,317, 1% higher.

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
Cumminstoo few5
Accuray Incorporatedtoo few2
PPD Development, L.P.too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 15
Senior · Level III $101,317 13
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$88,338$90,00015
Senior · Level III$91,624$101,31713

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.