Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Milwaukee, WI

702 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Milwaukee, WI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$66,000	70	View salary detail
Riggers	$65,820	50	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$65,730	750	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$65,630	480	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$65,520	1,330	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$65,410	1,890	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,270	730	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,270	730	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$65,160	70	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$64,890	6,830	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$64,850	70	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$64,700	480	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$64,640	70	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$64,550	420	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,360	3,310	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$64,330	130	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$64,170	510	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$64,160	120	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$63,950	130	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$63,910	1,020	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$63,910	270	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$63,910	270	View salary detail
Carpenters	$63,910	3,310	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,900	250	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$63,640	410	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$63,320	520	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$63,320	520	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$63,320	730	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$63,320	520	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$63,320	520	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$63,300	180	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$63,190	860	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$63,050	250	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$63,040	520	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,940	460	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,930	1,620	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$62,920	1,380	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$62,770	600	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,610	280	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$62,580	250	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$62,560	30	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$62,530	3,170	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$62,510	710	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$62,510	710	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$62,510	710	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$62,460	270	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$62,440	230	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$62,400	80	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$62,130	490	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$61,960	730	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.