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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$53,9402,690View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors$53,640220View salary detail
Film and Video Editors$53,430240View salary detail
Statistical Assistants$53,40060View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$53,350100View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$52,860700View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$52,810300View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$52,6908,330View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$52,6602,220View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers$52,440520View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$52,40060View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$52,3503,240View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,2003,380View salary detail
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$52,150230View salary detail
Credit Counselors$52,140770View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$51,9201,240View salary detail
Biological Technicians$51,7501,800View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$51,580720View salary detail
Paperhangers$51,500—View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,4801,610View salary detail
Fence Erectors$51,410200View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians$51,390760View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,370290View salary detail
Patient Representatives$51,3503,310View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$51,3503,310View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,3503,310View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$51,3503,310View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$51,240110View salary detail
Community Health Workers$51,210630View salary detail
Animal Breeders$51,13040View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$51,030420View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,020340View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$50,8702,730View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$50,70040View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers$50,390390View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,34025,960View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$50,290350View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers$50,290390View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,2303,190View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$50,0903,350View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$50,050630View salary detail
Fallers$50,010—View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$49,77090View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,64060View salary detail
Riggers$49,640170View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,61017,670View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,55017,750View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$49,520650View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$49,4101,050View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,2707,960View 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.