Exactly 340 of the 2,400 forestry professionals employed in Wisconsin, work in Madison. The number of forestry professionals in Madison has grown by 31% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for forestry professionals in Madison has increased, overall employment in Madison has also increased.

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Salaries for forestry professionals in Madison have increased. In 2010 forestry professionals in Madison reportedly earned an average salary of $57,783 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, forestry professionals in Madison made an average salary of $52,845 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Madison.

Madison forestry professionals earn a median yearly salary of $58,370. The difference in pay between the forestry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 80%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $41,058 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $74,068 per year.

Madison forestry professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Madison's forestry professionals are graduates of the only accredited forestry school in the city.

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in forestry offered by Madison's forestry schools.

In 2010 approximately 16 students completed forestry courses.