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
Critical Care Nurses	$95,530	68,060	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$95,530	68,060	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$95,530	68,060	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$95,340	880	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$95,340	880	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$94,720	530	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$94,600	7,410	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$94,600	7,410	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$94,600	7,410	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$93,710	360	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$93,710	360	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$93,600	550	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$92,820	710	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$92,700	250	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$92,700	250	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$92,660	60	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$92,390	3,710	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$92,390	3,710	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$92,170	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$91,980	4,930	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$91,040	1,640	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$91,040	1,640	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$91,040	1,640	View salary detail
Web Developers	$90,630	1,180	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$89,990	890	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$89,710	140	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,630	210	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$89,400	3,800	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$89,260	650	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$89,110	150	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$88,830	260	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$88,830	260	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$88,770	90	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$88,470	350	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$88,400	120	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$88,130	4,680	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$86,870	350	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$86,320	30	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$86,320	580	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$85,870	280	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$85,440	60	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.