SOC 25-1194 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary make in Madison, WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary in Madison, WI is $89,070. The 10th percentile is $50,610 and the 90th percentile is $151,060. Employment is 230.

Median annual wage

$89,070

10th percentile
$50,610
25th percentile
$79,280
Median
$89,070
75th percentile
$104,670
90th percentile
$151,060
Mean
$94,890

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $50,610 and the 90th percentile is $151,060. The difference is $100,450, which is 112.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $79,280 to the 75th at $104,670, covers $25,390.

The mean annual wage is $94,890, which sits above the median of $89,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 39.6% higher than the national median of $63,820 for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,554, which is 43.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.8% higher than the Wisconsin median of $82,620.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $89,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary at $91,554 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary. Madison, WI ranks 3rd of 18 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Janesville-Beloit, WI is 39 miles away, with a median of $77,950 and employment of 60. That median is 12.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,188, against $91,554 here.
  • Rockford, IL is 59 miles away, with a median of $62,290 and employment of 70. That median is 30.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,593, against $91,554 here.
  • Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 83 miles away, with a median of $96,780 and employment of 40. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,144, against $91,554 here.

Employment share

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (230 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (114,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary make in Madison, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary in Madison, WI is $89,070. The 10th percentile is $50,610 and the 90th percentile is $151,060. Employment is 230.

How does that compare with the national median for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 39.6% higher than the national median of $63,820.

What is Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Madison, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $89,070 is $91,554. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Madison, WI compare with nearby metros for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary?

Janesville-Beloit, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $77,950. Madison, WI ranks 3rd of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.