Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Appleton, WI

422 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Appleton, WI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$42,450	70	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,340	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,740	260	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$41,330	320	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,890	90	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$40,300	1,170	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$39,800	260	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$39,680	160	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$39,010	250	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,970	250	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,500	920	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$38,300	100	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$38,250	40	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$38,210	50	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$38,210	50	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$38,210	50	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,160	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,110	340	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,990	30	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,920	80	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$37,670	210	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,610	100	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,440	830	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$37,270	40	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,060	160	View salary detail
Tutors	$36,770	60	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,720	90	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,700	1,790	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$36,690	150	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,520	1,060	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,260	280	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$36,220	200	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,160	270	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,040	540	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$35,990	90	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$35,670	180	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,640	170	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,460	490	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,430	160	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$35,390	290	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,110	440	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$34,800	50	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$34,540	3,610	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,500	490	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,430	2,000	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,280	260	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$34,060	650	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$33,900	50	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$33,780	60	View salary detail
Cashiers	$31,610	2,750	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.