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
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$49,190310View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,1706,120View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,1705,140View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists$49,150590View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$49,1002,360View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,100470View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,1001,620View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,1002,360View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$49,0902,570View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$49,0702,740View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers$49,060150View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,9304,270View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$48,890100View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$48,880110View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$48,790300View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,6901,890View salary detail
Medical Assistants$48,68013,810View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$48,560540View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$48,540180View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$48,4101,160View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,3807,760View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$48,360130View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$48,36018,040View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$48,330230View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$48,300150View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$48,260540View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,2307,790View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$48,190550View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$48,140520View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$48,1401,020View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants$48,090110View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$48,070700View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$48,0502,100View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,0401,300View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$48,030550View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$48,030550View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$48,030550View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,030680View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$48,030550View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,9904,210View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$47,920180View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal$47,880320View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$47,790290View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$47,7607,840View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$47,750590View salary detail
Order Clerks$47,7501,540View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,72012,150View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,71028,100View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,7003,570View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,6901,010View 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.