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
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$104,760	190	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,730	30	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,670	90	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$104,220	360	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,190	150	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$104,110	410	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$103,940	140	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$103,750	1,010	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$103,170	60	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$102,810	900	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$102,780	280	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$102,780	280	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$102,780	280	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$102,420	500	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$101,960	210	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$101,190	10,650	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$101,190	10,650	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$101,190	10,650	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$101,190	10,650	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$101,190	10,650	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$100,550	2,140	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$100,550	2,140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$100,420	70	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$100,370	1,510	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$100,370	1,510	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$100,370	1,510	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$100,370	1,510	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$100,350	100	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$100,340	580	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$100,340	680	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,340	580	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$99,820	40	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$99,680	770	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$99,680	770	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$99,680	770	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$99,210	310	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$99,010	1,530	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$99,010	1,530	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$99,010	1,530	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$98,990	4,280	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,920	240	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$98,620	670	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$98,530	270	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$98,430	290	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$97,950	1,460	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$97,950	1,460	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$97,950	1,460	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$97,950	1,460	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$97,950	1,460	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$97,950	1,460	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.