High paying management jobs in Madison, WI

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Madison, WI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Madison, WI run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Madison, WI salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Madison, WI · Employed

1Chief Executives$217,010
Bachelor's degree
$122,970 – $402,710900
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,900
Bachelor's degree
$98,520 – $275,6902,540
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,700
Bachelor's degree
$118,940 – $211,280750
4Financial Managers$148,970
Bachelor's degree
$83,830 – $253,8002,320
5Sales Managers$146,380
Bachelor's degree
$78,740 – $247,2701,660
6Human Resources Managers$140,680
Bachelor's degree
$92,950 – $206,920660
7Marketing Managers$138,270
Bachelor's degree
$94,470 – $204,4101,000
8Natural Sciences Managers$136,990
Bachelor's degree
$99,250 – $204,030530
9Medical and Health Services Managers$131,640
Bachelor's degree
$96,110 – $224,3901,220
10Managers, All Other$129,330
Bachelor's degree
$74,070 – $203,7802,590
11Industrial Production Managers$127,020
Bachelor's degree
$83,350 – $208,3101,450
12General and Operations Managers$126,620
Bachelor's degree
$63,380 – $257,4805,130
13Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$126,320
Master's degree
$93,310 – $163,660440
14Purchasing Managers$126,170
Bachelor's degree
$89,540 – $206,890190
15Construction Managers$119,840
Bachelor's degree
$77,540 – $174,130860
16Facilities Managers$118,990
Bachelor's degree
$74,030 – $171,070250
17Public Relations Managers$117,120
Bachelor's degree
$81,510 – $192,420270
18Administrative Services Managers$112,280
Bachelor's degree
$81,780 – $165,8401,240
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,410 – $183,250580
20Education Administrators, All Other$89,640
Bachelor's degree
$64,630 – $137,330140
21Social and Community Service Managers$88,130
Bachelor's degree
$63,440 – $129,720500
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$77,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,880 – $124,340260
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$63,910
Bachelor's degree
$45,330 – $88,540230
24Food Service Managers$63,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,600 – $113,910780

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMadison, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$217,010	$122,970 – $402,710	900
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,900	$98,520 – $275,690	2,540
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,700	$118,940 – $211,280	750
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,970	$83,830 – $253,800	2,320
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,380	$78,740 – $247,270	1,660
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,680	$92,950 – $206,920	660
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,270	$94,470 – $204,410	1,000
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,990	$99,250 – $204,030	530
9	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,640	$96,110 – $224,390	1,220
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$129,330	$74,070 – $203,780	2,590
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,020	$83,350 – $208,310	1,450
12	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,620	$63,380 – $257,480	5,130
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$126,320	$93,310 – $163,660	440
14	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,170	$89,540 – $206,890	190
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,840	$77,540 – $174,130	860
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,990	$74,030 – $171,070	250
17	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,120	$81,510 – $192,420	270
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,280	$81,780 – $165,840	1,240
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,340	$57,410 – $183,250	580
20	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$89,640	$64,630 – $137,330	140
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$88,130	$63,440 – $129,720	500
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,460	$52,880 – $124,340	260
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$63,910	$45,330 – $88,540	230
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,180	$46,600 – $113,910	780

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Madison, WI. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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