Application Development Engineer Salary in Madison, WI

How much does an Application Development Engineer make in Madison, WI?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Application Development Engineer in Madison, WI is $158,004. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $128,914 to a high of $192,050, with most professionals earning between $142,777 and $175,825.

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Common responsibilities of an Application Development Engineer

Required Education and ExperienceBachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field from a four-year college or technical school.

February 20, 2023

Designing, developing, documenting, testing and debugging software and scripting solutions that interface with both Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) and Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) software packages.

January 31, 2023

Develop, foster, and maintain effective working relationships with engineering, marketing, Enterprise Services\Support and field sales and partner teams to deliver key business metrics.

February 18, 2023

Support the Quality Performance Analysis Team when needed for customer complaints/suspect quality issues related to material issues in your territory and other territories as needed.

March 24, 2023

Understanding of RF/microwave, millimeter-wave measurements & instruments including signal analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers and oscilloscopes.

March 30, 2023

Demonstrated experience in providing guidance on the use of biopolymers in existing applications and able to extrapolate NatureWorks existing knowledge base to new applications to advise and guide customers.

April 13, 2023

Provide consultation and development support services using standard toolsets including Ruby on Rails, HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, Responsive Web Design, Test Driven Development, Behavior Driven Development, Automated Testing, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Agile development practices.

April 17, 2023

Assist technical support staff, Business Support Center staff, Project Managers, and users as needed by providing support for business applications including diagnosing complex problems requiring extensive analysis and troubleshooting.

April 22, 2023

Lead product team implementations of application security controls and provide training and direction for team security champions.

April 23, 2023

Participate in joint technical sales calls and assist in providing support of field sales needs (competitive offsets, specification analysis, etc.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Application Development Engineer in Madison, WI

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158004

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194345

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What is the average salary for Application Development Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Application Development Engineer in Madison, WI. The base salary for Application Development Engineer ranges from $142,777 to $175,825 with the average base salary of $158,004. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $150,996 to $194,345 with the average total cash compensation of $170,325.

View Average Salary for Application Development Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$158,004	$142,777 - $175,825
Bonus	$12,321	$8,218 - $18,520
Total Pay	$170,325	$150,996 - $194,345

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Application Development Engineer Salary Near Madison, WI

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Janesville, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,451 - $174,192	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Rockford, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $142,748 - $175,789	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Waukesha, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $142,916 - $175,996	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Milwaukee, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $143,457 - $176,662	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Oshkosh, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,182 - $170,166	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Dubuque, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $136,826 - $168,496	COMPARE TO Madison, WI

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About Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is located in the center of Dane County in south-central Wisconsin, 77 miles (124 km) west of Milwaukee and 122 miles (196 km) northwest of Chicago. The city completely surrounds the smaller Town of Madison, the City of Monona, and the villages of Maple Bluff and Shorewood Hills. Madison shares borders with its largest suburb, Sun Prairie, and three other suburbs, Middleton, McFarland, and Fitchburg. Other suburbs include the city of Verona and the villages of Cottage Grove, DeForest, and Waunakee as well as Mount Horeb, Oregon, Stoughton, and Cross Plains among others. According to th...

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