Project Manager salary in Madison, WI

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Madison, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lodi, Windsor.

Also listed as: Project Management Specialist, Project Coordinator

Median salary$113,000
Middle 50%$88.6k–$168.5k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $120,000
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,016 and $188,550.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,163
25th$88,637
50th (median)$113,000
75th$168,496
90th$180,000

Cost of living

Madison's median Project Manager salary of $113,000 is worth about $116,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Project Management Specialists in the Madison, WI area earned a median of $98,990 in May 2025 (4,280 employed). The H-1B median here is $113,000, 14% 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
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.too few2
Threshold Health Incorporatedtoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.