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
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$85,180	100	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$85,160	1,590	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$85,160	1,590	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$85,110	260	View salary detail
Range Managers	$85,110	260	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$85,110	260	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$85,100	210	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$85,100	210	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$85,100	210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$84,950	1,400	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$84,520	40	View salary detail
Animal Scientists	$84,310	220	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$83,840	100	View salary detail
Art Directors	$83,650	130	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$83,550	150	View salary detail
Web Developers	$83,500	230	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$83,060	680	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$83,020	150	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$82,960	130	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$82,870	130	View salary detail
Midwives	$82,820	90	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$82,820	90	View salary detail
Glaziers	$82,480	110	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$82,420	150	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$82,230	40	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$82,200	120	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$81,890	370	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$81,700	30	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$81,530	350	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$81,310	60	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$81,200	1,400	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$81,130	4,440	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$81,080	200	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$81,080	200	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$80,920	770	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$80,700	1,090	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$80,580	1,600	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$80,580	1,600	View salary detail
Coroners	$80,440	1,310	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$80,440	1,310	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$80,440	1,310	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$80,440	1,310	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$80,440	1,310	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$80,440	1,310	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$80,440	1,310	View salary detail
Logisticians	$79,910	470	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$79,910	470	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$79,910	470	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$79,910	160	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$79,870	70	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.