How much do Information Security Analysts make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Information Security Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $69,070 and the 90th percentile is $163,380. The difference is $94,310, which is 90.6% 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 $87,620 to the 75th at $130,330, covers $42,710.

The mean annual wage is $111,680, which sits above the median of $104,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 19.4% lower than the national median of $129,180 for Information Security Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,013, which is 17.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Wisconsin median of $101,550.

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 $104,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Information Security Analysts at $107,013 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Information Security Analysts. Madison, WI ranks 11th of 17 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 $119,400 and employment of 90. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,566, against $107,013 here.
• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 83 miles away, with a median of $109,500 and employment of 80. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,832, against $107,013 here.
• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 87 miles away, with a median of $106,190 and employment of 50. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,714, against $107,013 here.

Employment share

Information Security Analysts accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (410 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (190,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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.