SOC 47-4090 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers make in Madison, WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers in Madison, WI is $63,900. The 10th percentile is $48,230 and the 90th percentile is $98,280. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$63,900

10th percentile
$48,230
25th percentile
$56,890
Median
$63,900
75th percentile
$81,900
90th percentile
$98,280
Mean
$67,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers, the published 10th percentile is $48,230 and the 90th percentile is $98,280. The difference is $50,050, which is 78.3% 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 $56,890 to the 75th at $81,900, covers $25,010.

The mean annual wage is $67,500, which sits above the median of $63,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 28% higher than the national median of $49,910 for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,682, which is 31.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% higher than the Wisconsin median of $63,320.

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 $63,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers at $65,682 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 Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. Madison, WI ranks 2nd 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 $80,550. That median is 26.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,095, against $65,682 here.
  • Cedar Rapids, IA is 124 miles away, with a median of $48,610. That median is 23.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,641, against $65,682 here.
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 128 miles away, with a median of $50,650. That median is 20.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,892, against $65,682 here.

Employment share

Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (40 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.54 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 · Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 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 Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers make in Madison, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers in Madison, WI is $63,900. The 10th percentile is $48,230 and the 90th percentile is $98,280. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers?

The local median is 28% higher than the national median of $49,910.

What is Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 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 $63,900 is $65,682. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Madison, WI compare with nearby metros for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers?

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 88 miles away, at $80,550. Madison, WI ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.