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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Madison, WI

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Madison, WI earns $53,240 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,511 a month.

10th percentile
$40,550
25th percentile
$47,820
Median percentile
$53,240
75th percentile
$61,330
90th percentile
$67,700

Based on 3,760 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$42,137 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,240
Federal income tax−$4,209
Social Security + Medicare−$4,073
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,822
Monthly take-home$3,511
Every two weeks$1,621

Does it go far here?

$54,725Median pay in Madison, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,354 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Madison, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$301,940
Chief Executives$217,010
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,900
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,700
Pharmacists$158,120
Financial Managers$148,970
Sales Managers$146,380
Human Resources Managers$140,680

All bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin