Salaries in Wisconsin.

2 metro areas. 3445 roles.

Average cost-of-living index: 0.93x national average. Last updated April 2026.

2 cities tracked3445 roles

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Highest Paying

$323,000

Senior VP of Product

Median Role

$296,000

VP of Platform Engineering

Entry Level

$288,000

VP of Network Engineering

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Wisconsin has 2 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.93x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Senior VP of Product at $323,000 in Madison. The median role pays $296,000.

Metro areas in Wisconsin

Madison

0.95x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Product$323,000

SVP of Data$320,000

SVP of Technology$317,000

Milwaukee

0.91x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Security$309,000

SVP of Product$304,000

SVP of AI Innovation$301,000

Top 30 salaries in Wisconsin

#	Role	Median	Top City	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$323,000	Madison	$252,000 to $420,000
2	SVP of Data	$320,000	Madison	$272,000 to $416,000
3	SVP of Technology	$317,000	Madison	$269,000 to $412,000
4	SVP of Engineering	$314,000	Madison	$266,000 to $408,000
5	SVP of Finance	$311,000	Madison	$265,000 to $404,000
6	Senior VP of Security	$309,000	Milwaukee	$263,000 to $402,000
7	Chief Security Officer	$307,000	Madison	$239,000 to $399,000
8	SVP of Product	$305,000	Madison	$259,000 to $396,000
9	Chief AI Officer	$303,000	Madison	$225,000 to $391,000
10	SVP of AI Innovation	$301,000	Milwaukee	$255,000 to $391,000
11	VP of AI Research	$299,000	Madison	$255,000 to $389,000
12	VP of Mobile	$299,000	Madison	$255,000 to $389,000
13	VP of Information Technology	$299,000	Madison	$255,000 to $389,000
14	VP of Security Engineering	$299,000	Madison	$255,000 to $389,000
15	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$299,000	Madison	$255,000 to $389,000
16	VP of Platform Engineering	$296,000	Madison	$252,000 to $386,000
17	VP of Database Engineering	$296,000	Madison	$252,000 to $386,000
18	Chief Science Officer	$295,000	Madison	$230,000 to $383,000
19	VP of Risk	$294,000	Madison	$250,000 to $382,000
20	Chief Architect	$294,000	Madison	$250,000 to $382,000
21	VP of Support Engineering	$294,000	Madison	$250,000 to $382,000
22	VP of Application Engineering	$294,000	Madison	$250,000 to $382,000
23	VP of Machine Learning	$291,000	Madison	$248,000 to $378,000
24	VP of Privacy	$291,000	Madison	$248,000 to $378,000
25	SVP of Strategy	$291,000	Madison	$227,000 to $378,000
26	VP of Cloud	$288,000	Madison	$245,000 to $374,000
27	VP of Analytics	$288,000	Madison	$245,000 to $374,000
28	VP of Developer Experience	$288,000	Madison	$245,000 to $374,000
29	VP of Partner Engineering	$288,000	Madison	$245,000 to $374,000
30	VP of Network Engineering	$288,000	Madison	$245,000 to $374,000

Tax considerations in Wisconsin

Wisconsin's top income tax rate is 7.65%. Milwaukee has no city income tax. The state rate is above average, but affordable housing keeps overall cost of living manageable.

Wisconsin's top income tax rate is 7.65%. Madison has no city income tax. The moderate state rate is offset by the affordable cost of living and strong employer base.