Mid-level Medical School Professor salary in Madison, WI

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Madison, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$88,602
Middle 50%$85.6k–$153.2k
vs. all levels here−30%comparison median $125,888
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,957 and $171,934.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,957
25th$85,612
50th (median)$88,602
75th$153,245
90th$169,322

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2021: median $72,901 (18 filings) FY2022: median $61,447 (19 filings) FY2024: median $75,463 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 19
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–––9
FY2021$72,901$63,407$120,00018
FY2022$61,447$61,447$100,43019
FY2023–––6
FY2024$75,463$68,457$81,42618
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Madison's median mid-level Medical School Professor salary of $88,602 is worth about $91,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in the Madison, WI area earned a median of $85,510 in May 2025 (2,390 employed). The H-1B median here is $88,602, 4% 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
University of Wisconsin Systemtoo few7
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundationtoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $88,602 10
Senior · Level III too few 2
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$80,957$88,60210

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.