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
Document Management Specialists	$97,950	1,460	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$97,950	1,460	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$97,950	1,460	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$97,950	1,460	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$97,840	1,470	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$97,410	280	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$97,190	—	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$97,170	3,240	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$95,890	80	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$95,670	610	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$95,670	610	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$95,580	40	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$95,580	40	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$95,130	480	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$94,620	40	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,420	220	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$93,610	80	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$93,290	2,320	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$93,290	2,320	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$92,460	70	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$91,580	1,230	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$91,470	50	View salary detail
Millwrights	$90,750	40	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$90,680	720	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$90,680	720	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$90,560	160	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$90,400	460	View salary detail
Surveyors	$90,310	70	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$90,310	70	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$90,230	60	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$89,640	140	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$89,600	40	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,070	230	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$88,920	140	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$88,830	140	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$88,830	140	View salary detail
Economists	$88,770	100	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$88,770	100	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$88,770	40	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$88,130	500	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$86,890	410	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$86,870	50	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$86,650	340	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$86,340	280	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$86,330	50	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$86,330	50	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$86,180	180	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$85,820	480	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$85,570	1,920	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,510	2,390	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.