SOC 13-1199 · Madison, WI metro

Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary in Madison, WI

The average salary for other business operations specialists in Madison, Wisconsin is $80,100 a year ($38.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,230: half of the 2,390 people in this job in the Madison, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

$80,100average per year

$38.51 / hourMedian $76,230Take-home ≈ $61,934

  • $54K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $114K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,390people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#3 of 13Wisconsin metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $113,730 or more. The middle half of other business operations specialists in Madison earn between $62,440 and $91,510.

  • $54K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $114K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,100$6,675$38.51
Median$76,230$6,352$36.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,440$5,203$30.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$91,510$7,626$44.00

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in Madison vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Other business operations specialists in Madison earn 12% more than the Wisconsin average ($71,370) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($93,970). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $83,050.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Madison$80,100$76,230$54,080$113,7302,390
Wisconsin$71,370$67,370$33,280$108,15012,210
United States$93,970$83,050$47,880$150,0101,087,090

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $80,100, a single filer in Madison takes home about $61,934 a year, or $5,161 a month and $2,382 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Madison a good place for other business operations specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $80,100 buys what about $82,334 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 3rd of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($82,960).

All Business Operations Specialists, All Other salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for other business operations specialists

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($134,090).

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in Madison: questions

How much do other business operations specialists make an hour in Madison?

$38.51 an hour on average, and $36.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other business operations specialists salary in Madison?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other business operations specialists take-home pay in Madison?

About $61,934 a year ($5,161 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,100.

Do other business operations specialists earn more in Madison than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1199; area Madison, WI (31540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.84, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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