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
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,560	1,840	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$77,260	240	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$77,140	170	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$76,860	570	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$76,760	260	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$76,750	170	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$76,620	130	View salary detail
Electricians	$76,540	14,310	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$76,540	980	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,420	400	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$76,290	580	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$76,290	580	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$76,270	5,150	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$75,650	470	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$75,610	1,270	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$75,610	1,270	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$75,550	260	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$75,280	8,140	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$75,260	—	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$75,260	120	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$75,260	120	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$75,260	120	View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$74,990	40	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$74,980	850	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$74,940	480	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$74,940	480	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$74,940	480	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$74,930	1,330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,840	25,500	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,790	1,540	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$74,390	170	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$74,380	900	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$74,310	1,420	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$74,120	2,180	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$74,040	900	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$74,010	5,980	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$73,970	1,560	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$73,930	1,270	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$73,590	1,130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$73,500	250	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$73,470	7,360	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$73,180	5,140	View salary detail
Logisticians	$73,180	5,140	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$73,180	5,140	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$73,040	200	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$72,820	920	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$72,820	920	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$72,820	920	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$72,820	920	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$72,280	310	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.