Madison, WI · CBSA 31540
Software Engineer Salary in Madison
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for software engineers in Madison, WI, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Wisconsin and the national benchmark.
Software Engineers in Madison earn a median of $104,670 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $97,460–$129,760; the top 10% earn $157,800. That is 21% below the national median and 1% above the Wisconsin median. BLS reports 6,380 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$104,670
-21% vs national
Top 10% earn
$157,800
90th percentile
Employed in metro
6,380
Reliability Good (8% RSE)
Software Engineer 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 | $79,090 | -1% |
| 25th percentile | $97,460 | -5% |
| Median50th percentile | $104,670 | -21% |
| 75th percentile | $129,760 | -23% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $157,800 | -25% |
| Meanaverage | $114,660 | -21% |
How concentrated software engineers 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
1.47
Jobs per 1,000
15.74
Metro rank (pay)
#232 of 381
All engineering roles
$101,999
Madison employs software engineers at close to the national rate (location quotient 1.47).
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers), Madison, WI (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →