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
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$79,710	330	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,560	110	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$79,560	110	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$79,220	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$78,850	40	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$78,840	650	View salary detail
Chemists	$78,730	780	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$78,660	120	View salary detail
Electricians	$78,430	1,760	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$78,190	140	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$78,190	140	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$78,050	440	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$77,800	240	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$77,720	110	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$77,550	440	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$77,550	440	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$77,550	440	View salary detail
Biologists	$77,550	440	View salary detail
Geneticists	$77,550	440	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$77,500	1,380	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$77,460	260	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$77,160	120	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$76,970	300	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$76,720	560	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,700	2,000	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$76,660	2,810	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$76,520	230	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$76,520	230	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$76,520	230	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$76,520	230	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$76,400	280	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$76,400	280	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$76,400	280	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$76,250	610	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$76,230	2,390	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,230	2,390	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$76,230	2,390	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$76,230	2,390	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$76,230	2,390	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$76,020	210	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$75,990	170	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$75,930	330	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$75,880	60	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$75,650	880	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$75,640	220	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$75,590	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$75,290	3,380	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$75,250	300	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$74,980	90	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$74,950	570	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.