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Madison, WI MSA labor market reports
Free archive of WageScape reports for Madison, WI MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Madison finance pay climbs as headcount growth stalls.
Finance
- October 2026 — Madison finance pay climbs as headcount growth stalls.
- September 2026 — Madison finance pay splits: FP&A and tax gain, Controller and credit slip.
- August 2026 — Madison finance pay splits: analysts surge, controllers soften.
Human Resources
- October 2026 — Madison's labor market is tight but not growing — and wages feel it.
- September 2026 — Madison payrolls shrink while comp and benefits roles get repriced up.
- August 2026 — Madison's HR roles diverge sharply while metro jobs hold steady.
Information Technology
- October 2026 — Madison IT pay splits sharply between scarce and soft roles.
- September 2026 — Madison IT pay splits: delivery roles climb, support roles slide.
Life Sciences
- October 2026 — Madison's biohealth wages pull ahead of national pay as labor tightens further.
- September 2026 — Madison bids up scarce science and regulatory talent as hiring stays flat.
General Market Conditions
- October 2026 — Madison's labor market is tight but not growing.
- September 2026 — Madison's jobless rate climbs as payrolls quietly shrink.
Restaurant Industry
- October 2026 — Madison's tight labor market is repricing restaurant management fastest.
- September 2026 — Madison restaurant hiring cools, but management pay keeps climbing.
- August 2026 — Madison servers gain ground as manager pay retreats sharply.
- July 2026 — Madison GM Pay Craters While Server Rates Rise — Retention Math Shifts