IT salaries in Madison, WI
Median $110,000 across 1,233 filings, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.
Calculate take-home pay on the calculator pageMedian
$110,000
Middle 50%
$94,000–$132,000
Filings
1,233
- Median is 14% below the median for all IT roles ($128,000).
- Most filings are wage Level II (48%).
- American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. has the most filings (193), with a median of $137,500.
Salaries by job
| Role | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 728 | $116,200 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 151 | $93,700 |
| Data Scientists | 106 | $107,300 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 87 | $83,200 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 64 | $94,200 |
| Information Security Analysts | 31 | $113,300 |
| Database Administrators | 28 | $111,000 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 16 | $86,800 |
| Database Architects | 15 | $122,500 |
| Computer Network Architects | 7 | $135,200 |
Top companies
| Company | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. | 193 | $137,500 |
| ATOS SYNTEL INC | 69 | $104,300 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 41 | $75,200 |
| Google LLC | 34 | $138,000 |
| CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | 26 | $111,100 |
| American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. | 24 | $130,600 |
| HTC GLOBAL SERVICES INC. | 22 | $114,500 |
| Symphony Corporation | 21 | $114,500 |
| Epic Systems Corporation | 17 | $110,000 |
| INFOSYS LIMITED | 17 | $79,600 |
| TECHNOVIZ LLC | 16 | $81,500 |
| VENNSYS LLC | 12 | $102,000 |
| Zappos.com LLC | 11 | $155,000 |
| Springs Window Fashions, LLC | 10 | $113,000 |
| Bop LLC | 9 | $152,100 |
| CMFG Life Insurance Company | 9 | $133,900 |
| Encore Consulting Services Inc | 9 | $98,100 |
| Lands' End, Inc. | 9 | $117,700 |
| Accenture LLP | 8 | $116,800 |
| COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC | 8 | $132,400 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 8 | $127,500 |
| GENOME INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 8 | $113,400 |
| KFORCE INC. | 8 | $104,600 |
| SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 8 | $154,500 |
| Convergent Science, Inc. | 7 | $113,000 |
| INFOSYS LIMITED | 7 | $70,300 |
| TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 7 | $79,400 |
| Yotta Systems, Inc. | 7 | $99,000 |
| CODE ACE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 6 | $114,500 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 6 | $90,300 |
Level I 8%
Level II 48%
Level III 24%
Level IV 19%
Not stated 1%
Take-home pay
| Gross | $110,000 |
| Federal income tax | $15,400 |
| Social Security | $6,800 |
| Medicare | $1,600 |
| State income tax | $4,400 |
| Health insurance (employee share) | $1,400 |
| Take-home per year | $80,300 |
| Take-home per month | $6,700 |
Tax year 2026, single filer.
Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.
Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.
This is an estimate. Actual taxes depend on your situation. Consult a tax professional before filing.
LCA filings are not hires.
Filed wages are offered base pay, not total compensation.
We did not independently verify the source files. Deduplication and filtering can cause differences from the original data.