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
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,100470View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$45,1002,900View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$44,98051,440View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$44,8501,810View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$44,8501,810View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$44,8501,810View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing$44,8201,430View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts$44,8005,480View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers$44,61070,520View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,61070,520View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$44,4502,610View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$44,4401,880View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,350940View salary detail
Tax Preparers$44,3401,550View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,2308,590View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,2006,330View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$44,1301,270View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$44,060250View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$44,000460View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,9508,420View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers$43,710240View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$43,63060View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$43,4003,560View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$43,300210View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$43,3002,040View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,270570View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other$43,180130View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$43,180260View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$43,0603,930View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$42,920200View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$42,8505,950View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$42,150260View salary detail
Photographers$42,060850View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants$42,00090View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$41,980180View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$41,850410View salary detail
Residential Advisors$41,6901,190View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$41,670450View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,6001,640View salary detail
Orderlies$41,380660View salary detail
Tutors$41,3401,530View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,23018,970View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks$41,15025,580View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$40,630580View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$40,590340View salary detail
Concierges$40,460260View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators$40,3702,370View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$40,2904,430View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$40,180130View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$40,030550View 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.