How much do Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $83,420 and the 90th percentile is $224,260. The difference is $140,840, which is 102.2% 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 $112,830 to the 75th at $178,610, covers $65,780.

The mean annual wage is $142,960, which sits above the median of $137,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 26.1% higher than the national median of $109,270 for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $141,684, which is 29.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.2% higher than the Wisconsin median of $112,830.

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 $137,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at $141,684 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. Madison, WI ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $105,930 and employment of 180. That median is 23.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,277, against $141,684 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 128 miles away, with a median of $110,310 and employment of 430. That median is 20% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,482, against $141,684 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 196 miles away, with a median of $98,470 and employment of 100. That median is 28.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,060, against $141,684 here.

Employment share

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (340 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (40,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.22 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.