SOC 11-3051 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Industrial Production Managers make in Madison, WI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Production Managers in Madison, WI is $127,020. The 10th percentile is $83,350 and the 90th percentile is $208,310. Employment is 1,450.
Median annual wage
$127,020
- 10th percentile
- $83,350
- 25th percentile
- $104,270
- Median
- $127,020
- 75th percentile
- $163,590
- 90th percentile
- $208,310
- Mean
- $136,900
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Industrial Production Managers, the published 10th percentile is $83,350 and the 90th percentile is $208,310. The difference is $124,960, which is 98.4% 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 $104,270 to the 75th at $163,590, covers $59,320.
The mean annual wage is $136,900, which sits above the median of $127,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Madison, WI median is 0.8% higher than the national median of $126,060 for Industrial Production Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,562, which is 3.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
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 $127,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Production Managers at $130,562 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Production Managers. Madison, WI ranks 3rd of 25 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).).
- Rockford, IL is 59 miles away, with a median of $120,800 and employment of 460. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,085, against $130,562 here.
- Dubuque, IA is 78 miles away, with a median of $101,850 and employment of 190. That median is 19.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,629, against $130,562 here.
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 83 miles away, with a median of $111,840 and employment of 440. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,350, against $130,562 here.
Employment share
Industrial Production Managers accounts for 0.36% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (1,450 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (246,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.24 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Madison, WI · Industrial Production Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Industrial Production Managers make in Madison, WI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Production Managers in Madison, WI is $127,020. The 10th percentile is $83,350 and the 90th percentile is $208,310. Employment is 1,450.
How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Production Managers?
The local median is 0.8% higher than the national median of $126,060.
What is Industrial Production Managers 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 $127,020 is $130,562. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Madison, WI compare with nearby metros for Industrial Production Managers?
Rockford, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $120,800. Madison, WI ranks 3rd of 25 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.