Software Engineer Salary in Madison, WI

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$109,273

Average Base Salary

$54,671

Average Total Compensation

Min: $63K
Max: $181K
The average base salary for a Software Engineer in Madison, WI is $109,273
based on 647 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $113,781.

The estimated average total compensation is $54,671
based on 537 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $60,934.

Normalized Software Engineer Salaries in Madison, WI


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The average base salary for Software Engineer in Madison, WI is in the top 87% compared to all other cities salaries.

The average base salary for Software Engineer in Madison, WI is $109,273 while the average Software Engineer base salary is $115,490.

If we normalize the salaries in Madison, WI by the cost of living, then the average base salary for Software Engineer in Madison, WI is in the top 80% compared to all other cities.

If we normalize the salaries in Madison, WI by the years of experience, then the average base salary for Software Engineer in Madison, WI is in the top 74% compared to all other cities.

Software Engineer Salary in Madison, WI by Seniority Levels

Manager
$120K
$227K
Senior
$109K
$210K
Mid-Level
$73K
$187K
Entry Level
$95K
$133K
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Seniority can increase the pay of a Software Engineer in Madison, WI. Here are the base salaries of a Software Engineer in Madison, WI grouped into 4 seniority categories.

Software Engineer Salary in Madison, WI Compared to other Positions

Product Manager*
$168K
Software Engineer
$63K
$181K
Data Engineer
$64K
$145K
Data Scientist
$65K
$132K
Machine Learning Engineer*
$91K
$100K
Business Intelligence
$51K
$111K
Data Analyst
$49K
$110K
Business Analyst
$58K
$105K
Growth Marketing Analyst*
$70K
$75K
Research Scientist
$56K
$90K
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Most data science positions fall under different position titles depending on the actual role.

From the graph we can see that on average the Product Manager role pays the most with a $168,000 base salary while the Research Scientist role on average pays the least with a $69,549 base salary.

Software Engineer Salary in Madison, WI Compared to other Cities

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Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The Software Engineer salary in Zurich, Switzerland is the highest paying salary with a $169,105 average base salary. The Software Engineer salary in Manila, Philippines is the lowest paying salary with $42,000 average base salary.

Top Companies for Software Engineer Salaries in Madison, WI

Walmart Global Tech*
$160K
Snowflake*
$155K
Cisco*
$145K
Epic
$95K
$203K
Microsoft*
$113K
$162K
U.S. Bank*
$125K
$129K
Zendesk
$93K
$176K
Epam Systems*
$121K
$132K
Google
$102K
$159K
American Family Insurance
$82K
$164K
Ibm*
$115K
Epic!
$95K
$165K
Natsoft
$82K
$94K
Amazon
$67K
$137K
Atos
$62K
$110K
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech salary is the highest paying salary with a $160,000 average base salary. The Software Engineer at Exact Sciences salary is the lowest paying salary with $70,000 average base salary.
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