Madison, WI · CBSA 31540
Engineering Manager Salary in Madison
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for engineering managers in Madison, WI, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Wisconsin and the national benchmark.
Engineering Managers in Madison earn a median of $161,170 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $132,050–$169,810; the top 10% earn $209,200. That is 4% below the national median and 16% above the Wisconsin median. BLS reports 850 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$161,170
-4% vs national
Top 10% earn
$209,200
90th percentile
Employed in metro
850
Reliability Moderate (11.1% RSE)
Engineering Manager pay — Madison vs Wisconsin vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $110,160 | -1% |
| 25th percentile | $132,050 | -2% |
| Median50th percentile | $161,170 | -4% |
| 75th percentile | $169,810 | -18% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $209,200 | -13% |
| Meanaverage | $158,290 | -10% |
How concentrated engineering managers are in Madison
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
1.53
Jobs per 1,000
2.09
Metro rank (pay)
#115 of 330
All engineering roles
$101,999
At a location quotient of 1.53, Madison is a genuine hub for this discipline — the occupation is roughly 1.5× as concentrated here as nationally, which usually means deeper employer competition and more lateral options.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 11-9041 (Architectural and Engineering Managers), Madison, WI (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →