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
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$64,980	1,050	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$64,890	210	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$64,800	15,600	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$64,800	15,600	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$64,440	640	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$64,420	1,620	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$64,420	1,620	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$64,420	1,620	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$64,370	710	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$64,370	710	View salary detail
Curators	$64,370	300	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$64,310	420	View salary detail
Editors	$64,270	1,510	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$64,250	4,490	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$64,220	—	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$64,080	1,650	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$64,020	22,720	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$63,870	460	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$63,770	1,630	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$63,760	7,390	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$63,560	950	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,550	2,230	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$63,520	3,350	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$63,390	1,410	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$63,270	1,290	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$63,210	340	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$63,130	40	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	540	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$63,130	390	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$62,930	2,200	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,870	15,910	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$62,830	1,860	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$62,800	160	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$62,800	160	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$62,740	1,200	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$62,720	90	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$62,700	620	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$62,690	5,330	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$62,680	410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$62,630	2,690	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$62,610	330	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$62,450	6,750	View salary detail
Glaziers	$62,400	580	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$62,400	410	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$62,220	1,490	View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$62,000	40	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,960	14,460	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$61,940	1,080	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$61,860	1,880	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$61,820	620	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.