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
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$72,130	1,840	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$71,880	1,520	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$71,820	4,270	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$71,450	—	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$71,390	440	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$70,770	9,360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$70,560	22,950	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$70,540	17,360	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,780	80	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$69,520	450	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$69,020	960	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$68,920	4,480	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$68,690	1,770	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$68,370	360	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$68,320	280	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$68,120	2,450	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,850	900	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$67,850	900	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$67,720	440	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$67,460	1,610	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$67,370	12,210	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$67,370	12,210	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$67,370	12,210	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$67,370	12,210	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$67,370	12,210	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$67,240	4,410	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$67,100	420	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$66,910	160	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$66,910	3,770	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$66,910	160	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$66,870	2,450	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$66,620	13,870	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$66,600	160	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$66,390	1,600	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$66,390	1,600	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$66,390	1,600	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$66,390	1,600	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$66,200	680	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$66,080	420	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$66,080	420	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$66,080	420	View salary detail
Foresters	$66,010	570	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$65,930	37,700	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$65,880	2,130	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$65,840	2,650	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$65,640	60	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$65,450	2,090	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,270	2,660	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,270	2,660	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$65,230	130	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.