How much do Chief Executives make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $122,970 and the 90th percentile is $402,710. The difference is $279,740, which is 128.9% 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 $172,040 to the 75th at $325,550, covers $153,510.

The mean annual wage is $262,920, which sits above the median of $217,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $223,062, which is 4.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% higher than the Wisconsin median of $208,350.

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 $217,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $223,062 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Madison, WI ranks 9th of 26 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 $218,840 and employment of 100. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $233,546, against $223,062 here.
• Rockford, IL is 59 miles away, with a median of $323,030 and employment of 90. That median is 48.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $350,533, against $223,062 here.
• Fond du Lac, WI is 72 miles away, with a median of $201,720 and employment of 70. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $220,115, against $223,062 here.

Employment share

Chief Executives accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (900 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (204,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.68 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.