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
Medical Equipment Preparers	$47,570	1,380	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$47,520	7,760	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$47,500	7,750	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$47,490	20,980	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$47,400	—	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,330	3,570	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$47,330	8,120	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$47,250	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$47,230	1,180	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$47,210	1,070	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$47,210	1,070	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$47,210	1,070	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,170	800	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$47,100	830	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$47,080	810	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$47,060	100	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$47,020	2,590	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$47,010	260	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$46,970	50,840	View salary detail
Firefighters	$46,850	8,120	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,790	2,070	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$46,780	90	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$46,590	60	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$46,580	100	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$46,540	180	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$46,530	2,390	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$46,480	60	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$46,470	3,610	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$46,470	620	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$46,470	620	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,370	1,730	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$46,360	480	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,350	4,740	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,220	16,150	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$46,220	1,190	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$46,190	540	View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers	$46,150	180	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$46,070	1,130	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$46,010	40	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,980	3,510	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,970	9,540	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$45,960	2,290	View salary detail
Historians	$45,810	50	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$45,720	6,600	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$45,670	19,140	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,610	150	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$45,380	5,200	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$45,350	1,060	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$45,130	28,370	View salary detail
File Clerks	$45,130	1,550	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.