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
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$85,350	15,150	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$85,350	15,150	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$85,120	600	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$85,080	150	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,960	450	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$84,820	170	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$84,750	2,250	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,700	1,760	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$84,550	220	View salary detail
Animal Scientists	$84,310	280	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$84,290	1,100	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$84,210	1,940	View salary detail
Economists	$84,000	280	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$84,000	280	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$83,670	270	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$83,650	8,470	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$83,610	130	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,480	450	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$83,330	1,180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$83,310	1,330	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,190	290	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$83,140	40	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$83,020	1,210	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$83,020	410	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$83,000	2,940	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$83,000	2,130	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,950	370	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$82,740	70	View salary detail
Millwrights	$82,630	1,220	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,620	2,000	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$82,570	10,640	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$82,530	2,970	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$82,180	820	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$82,130	3,580	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,890	300	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$81,860	1,080	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$81,860	1,080	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$81,860	1,080	View salary detail
Midwives	$81,580	470	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$81,580	470	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,500	4,410	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,380	370	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$81,210	10,210	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$81,210	10,210	View salary detail
Art Directors	$81,130	730	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$81,010	1,140	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,800	840	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$80,590	820	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,500	40	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,480	780	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.