Teachers and Instructors, All Other Salary in Madison, WI

Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,290 or more. The middle half of other teachers and instructors in Madison earn between $43,140 and $63,660.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay in Madison vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Other teachers and instructors in Madison earn 4% less than the Wisconsin average ($56,620) and 26% less than the U.S. average ($73,880). At the median the gap is -24% against the U.S. median of $66,140.

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

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $54,520, a single filer in Madison takes home about $44,187 a year, or $3,682 a month and $1,700 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 teachers and instructors? 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 $54,520 buys what about $56,040 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 3rd of 3 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($67,910).

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Highest-paying cities for other teachers and instructors

Kiryas Joel, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($125,450).

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary by city

Related jobs in Madison

• Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$67,000 a year
• Tutors$57,620 a year
• Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$47,240 a year
• Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,560 a year
• Business Teachers, Postsecondary$172,020 a year
• Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$150,350 a year
• Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$146,900 a year
• Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$142,960 a year

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