IT Manager salary in Madison, WI

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings in the Madison, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Verona, Sun Prairie, Middleton, Belleville.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$176,904
Middle 50%$170k–$195.7k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $200,304
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,000 and $267,370.
PercentileSalary
10th$144,793
25th$170,000
50th (median)$176,904
75th$195,665
90th$245,001

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $150k $190k FY2020: median $127,000 (29 filings) FY2021: median $144,019 (23 filings) FY2022: median $153,113 (28 filings) FY2023: median $167,584 (23 filings) FY2024: median $169,633 (16 filings) FY2025: median $176,904 (22 filings) FY2026: median $176,904 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 29 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 29
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$127,000$110,100$144,49129
FY2021$144,019$135,450$146,94223
FY2022$153,113$138,000$168,50028
FY2023$167,584$145,619$190,30623
FY2024$169,633$169,166$183,07516
FY2025$176,904$171,500$191,89922
FY2026$176,904$165,552$235,40315

Cost of living

Madison's median IT Manager salary of $176,904 is worth about $181,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Madison, WI area earned a median of $168,900 in May 2025 (2,540 employed). The H-1B median here is $176,904, 5% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Epic Systems$176,90411
EYtoo few8
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.too few6
Agrace Healthtoo few2
Mews Systemstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV $176,904 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$176,904$176,90419

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.