Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Wisconsin

849 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Wisconsin for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Food Service Managers	$61,810	6,000	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$61,710	6,630	View salary detail
Gambling Dealers	$61,670	630	View salary detail
Carpenters	$61,660	13,880	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$61,300	1,860	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,210	24,920	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$61,170	270	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$61,130	770	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$61,060	320	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,050	1,400	View salary detail
Clergy	$60,950	770	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$60,920	670	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$60,870	240	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$60,830	420	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$60,810	150	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$60,770	2,120	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$60,320	70	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$60,310	80	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$60,280	2,870	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$60,100	50	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$60,100	1,520	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$60,000	1,820	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$59,990	500	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$59,970	1,140	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$59,960	1,050	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$59,930	1,320	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$59,900	4,130	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	6,470	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$59,810	1,550	View salary detail
Paramedics	$59,710	1,990	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$59,690	630	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$59,440	1,090	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$59,420	280	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$59,420	280	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$59,420	280	View salary detail
Archivists	$59,400	220	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$59,390	140	View salary detail
Roofers	$59,370	2,400	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,350	1,510	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$59,350	350	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,310	2,590	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$59,280	5,710	View salary detail
Machinists	$59,110	12,700	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$59,080	660	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$58,940	40	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$58,870	220	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$58,870	1,560	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$58,810	12,400	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,770	280	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$58,650	190	View salary detail

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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.