How much do Tool and Die Makers make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Tool and Die Makers, the published 10th percentile is $48,470 and the 90th percentile is $95,250. The difference is $46,780, which is 71.0% 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 $59,750 to the 75th at $80,840, covers $21,090.

The mean annual wage is $69,410, which sits above the median of $65,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 2.9% higher than the national median of $64,050 for Tool and Die Makers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,738, which is 5.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% lower than the Wisconsin median of $68,120.

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 $65,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tool and Die Makers at $67,738 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tool and Die Makers. Madison, WI ranks 7th of 27 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 $61,670 and employment of 40. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,814, against $67,738 here.
• Rockford, IL is 59 miles away, with a median of $52,900 and employment of 390. That median is 19.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,404, against $67,738 here.
• Fond du Lac, WI is 72 miles away, with a median of $61,330 and employment of 70. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,923, against $67,738 here.

Employment share

Tool and Die Makers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (150 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (56,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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.