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
Actuaries	$131,640	890	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$131,530	110	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$129,860	1,090	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$128,890	1,070	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$128,890	1,070	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$128,890	1,070	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$128,320	7,230	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$127,920	—	View salary detail
Lawyers	$126,760	9,160	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$124,990	1,610	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$124,960	1,190	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$123,640	600	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$123,090	400	View salary detail
Software Developers	$122,660	21,730	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$121,620	50	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$119,430	5,200	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$118,730	36,910	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$117,970	1,300	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$117,010	4,030	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$114,190	6,080	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$113,980	1,010	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$113,360	1,150	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$112,830	720	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$110,430	180	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$110,360	690	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$110,360	690	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$110,360	690	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$110,360	690	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$110,360	690	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$110,360	690	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$110,360	690	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$110,360	690	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$110,360	690	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$108,980	150	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$108,780	1,830	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$108,450	5,220	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,370	130	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$107,150	250	View salary detail
Statisticians	$107,150	250	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$107,050	14,240	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$107,050	14,240	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$107,050	14,240	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$107,050	14,240	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$107,050	14,240	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$107,050	14,240	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$107,050	14,240	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$106,680	4,370	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$106,680	4,370	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$106,680	4,370	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$106,480	170	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.