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
Compliance Managers	$129,330	2,590	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$129,330	2,590	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$129,330	2,590	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$129,330	2,590	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$129,330	2,590	View salary detail
Optometrists	$128,220	100	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$127,670	90	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$127,020	1,450	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$127,020	1,450	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$127,020	1,450	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$127,020	1,450	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$127,020	1,450	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$127,020	1,450	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$126,620	5,130	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$126,320	440	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$126,170	190	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$126,000	590	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$124,840	110	View salary detail
Lawyers	$124,130	1,860	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$120,300	90	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$119,900	200	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$119,840	860	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$118,990	250	View salary detail
Security Managers	$118,990	250	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$117,120	270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$117,080	230	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$115,210	420	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$112,530	90	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$112,280	1,240	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$111,050	30	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$110,410	100	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$110,410	100	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$110,410	100	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$110,360	230	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$110,360	230	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$110,360	230	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$110,360	230	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$110,360	230	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$110,360	230	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$110,360	230	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$110,360	230	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$110,360	230	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$109,740	90	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$107,970	120	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$107,860	110	View salary detail
Statisticians	$107,860	110	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$107,480	250	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$106,480	150	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$105,680	410	View salary detail
Audiologists	$105,160	40	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.