Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Madison, WI

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Light Truck Drivers	$46,120	2,550	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,060	2,720	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,980	510	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$45,810	140	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$45,760	60	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$45,690	750	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$45,410	130	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$45,260	3,420	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,150	790	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$44,950	60	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$44,920	90	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$44,840	160	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$44,440	2,330	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$44,280	110	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,190	7,130	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$44,190	7,130	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$44,170	120	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$44,130	90	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$44,130	520	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$43,960	1,000	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$43,700	70	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$43,600	3,170	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$43,400	370	View salary detail
Tellers	$43,380	1,070	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$43,380	140	View salary detail
Photographers	$43,040	160	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,000	380	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$42,960	1,030	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$42,940	150	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$42,930	970	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$42,750	950	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$42,350	50	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$42,340	150	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$42,320	60	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$41,970	50	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$41,130	70	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$41,080	500	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$40,630	90	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$40,420	40	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$40,040	—	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$39,890	160	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$39,680	6,780	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$39,520	120	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$39,420	90	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$39,190	40	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$39,070	40	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$39,020	190	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,490	410	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,440	3,190	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$38,270	240	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.