Mid-level Systems Analyst salary in Madison, WI

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Madison, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Middleton, Dodgeville, Sun Prairie.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$81,600
Middle 50%$79.4k–$83.2k
vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $97,463
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,394 and $98,286.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,394
25th$79,394
50th (median)$81,600
75th$83,200
90th$93,480

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $75,000 (66 filings) FY2021: median $76,232 (67 filings) FY2022: median $77,813 (27 filings) FY2023: median $78,707 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 66 filings FY20 FY2021: 67 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 67
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$75,000$73,216$76,23266
FY2021$76,232$76,232$77,81367
FY2022$77,813$77,813$77,90727
FY2023$78,707$77,792$83,30827
FY2024–––6
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Madison's median mid-level Systems Analyst salary of $81,600 is worth about $83,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Madison, WI area earned a median of $100,550 in May 2025 (2,140 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,600, 19% lower.

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
Innova Solutionstoo few3
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few3
Task Software Solutionstoo 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 $81,600 13
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $109,658 15

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$81,598$81,60013
Expert · Level IV$109,658$109,65815

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.