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
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$74,940	70	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$74,940	70	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$74,940	70	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$74,450	340	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$74,030	170	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$73,510	1,410	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$73,510	220	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$73,420	720	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$73,300	100	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$73,300	100	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$73,300	100	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$73,200	70	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$72,780	130	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$72,720	220	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$72,210	390	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$71,850	150	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$71,600	80	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$71,600	80	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$71,470	70	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$70,810	470	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$70,800	950	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$70,740	370	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$70,410	110	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$70,300	90	View salary detail
Foresters	$69,620	50	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$69,130	240	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$69,010	510	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$68,760	150	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$68,760	150	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$68,610	230	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$68,350	470	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$68,350	470	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$68,350	470	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$68,350	470	View salary detail
Curators	$68,060	80	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$67,990	2,640	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$67,990	2,640	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$67,940	270	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$67,510	910	View salary detail
Editors	$66,920	380	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$66,690	410	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$66,680	—	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$66,470	50	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$66,100	50	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$66,080	40	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$66,050	—	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$66,040	480	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$65,990	90	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$65,960	120	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$65,910	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.