Computer Operator Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

How much does a Computer Operator make in Madison, WI?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Computer Operator in Madison, WI is $49,037. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $43,392 to $56,042, with most professionals earning between $38,253 and $62,420.

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What is a Computer Operator?

A Computer Operator is a role in IT which oversees the running of computer systems, ensuring that the machines, and computers are running properly. The job of a Computer Operator as defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics is to "monitor and control ... and respond to ... enter commands ... set controls on computer and peripheral devices. This Excludes Data Entry."...

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Assist business units, iSeries Administration, Application Support and Programming Support with testing of application processes.

September 24, 2022

Communicate with operators from previous and following shifts about procedure status and priority, printer performance, and other operational issues.

October 19, 2022

Create incidents and trouble tickets in various ticketing tools and keep them updated until resolution and/or until it is handed off to another team.

November 11, 2022

Follow the correct escalation procedures within Computer Operations and other Departments who are inter-dependent.

February 19, 2023

Monitor and execute adhoc batch processing on 400 OS platform using the native AS400 command line and customer created screens, or via the IBM Job Scheduler, the Advanced IBM Job Scheduler and ROBOT scheduling tools.

February 20, 2023

Understand and utilize communication and work tools (phone, e-mail, turnover tools, fax, client training tools, other client specific work tools, etc.

March 04, 2023

Enter commands as appropriate to computer systems for such duties as restarting or cancelling job processes, resetting passwords, or terminating user sessions.

March 05, 2023

Support the integration of additional data types and parameters to accurately represent and display aircraft, vehicles, targets, weapons, structures, ships, threats and other air/land/sea/subsurface/space entities required to support combat training operations.

March 11, 2023

Requires three (3) years of experience in operating computers and computer peripheral equipment.

March 24, 2023

Provide technical support for computers, servers and networks, to include technical support to end-user notifications of systems outages or problems on computers systems, VOIP phones, networks, wide area connectivity, software applications, peripherals, and scanners.

April 29, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Computer Operator in Madison, WI

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

43392

56042

49037

Average Total Cash Compensation

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43846

56954

49606

What is the average salary for Computer Operator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Computer Operator in Madison, WI. The base salary for Computer Operator ranges from $43,392 to $56,042 with the average base salary of $49,037. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $43,846 to $56,954 with the average total cash compensation of $49,606.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$49,037	$43,392 - $56,042
Bonus	$569	$454 - $912
Total Pay	$49,606	$43,846 - $56,954

* 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.

Computer Operator Salary Near Madison, WI

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Janesville, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $42,989 - $55,522	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Rockford, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $43,383 - $56,031	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Waukesha, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $43,434 - $56,097	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Milwaukee, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $43,599 - $56,309	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Oshkosh, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $41,996 - $54,239	COMPARE TO Madison, WI
CITY, STATE Dubuque, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $41,583 - $53,706	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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