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Salaries in Wisconsin: pay for 739 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Wisconsin had a median pay of $50,270 a year ($24.17 an hour) in May 2025, with 2,941,540 jobs counted. That is about the same as the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Wisconsin

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Wisconsin, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$79,400$38.1725,100
Actorsnot publishednot published260
Actuaries$131,640$63.29890
Acupuncturists$84,820$40.78170
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$50,290$24.18350
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$132,250$63.5860
Administrative Services Managers$108,450$52.145,220
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$64,980$31.241,050
Advertising Sales Agents$63,270$30.421,290
Advertising and Promotions Managers$131,530$63.23110
Aerospace Engineers$88,400$42.50120
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$74,990$36.0540
Agricultural Equipment Operators$47,100$22.65830
Agricultural Inspectors$53,640$25.79220
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$82,950not published370
Agricultural Technicians$46,470$22.34620
Agricultural Workers, All Other$37,720$18.1350
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$73,930$35.541,270
Aircraft Service Attendants$42,000$20.1990
Airfield Operations Specialists$39,400$18.94100
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$37,450$18.00230
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$30,180$14.515,450
Anesthesiologists$443,990$213.46790
Animal Breeders$51,130$24.5840
Animal Caretakers$30,160$14.505,720
Animal Control Workers$37,380$17.97120
Animal Scientists$84,310$40.54280
Animal Trainers$37,140$17.86480
Anthropologists and Archeologists$63,130$30.3540
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,750not published90
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliatorsnot publishednot published260
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$98,510$47.361,230
Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,930$30.252,200
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,060$68.304,550
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$79,980not published50
Archivists$59,400$28.56220
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$78,770not published180
Art Directors$81,130$39.00730
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,560not published1,840
Athletic Trainers$61,820not published620
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$85,870$41.29280
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$107,370not published130
Audio and Video Technicians$51,390$24.71760
Audiologists$102,840$49.44280
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$48,300$23.22150
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,660$27.242,690
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$48,790$23.46300
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,350$26.1312,270
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$36,550$17.572,770
Avionics Technicians$65,230$31.36130
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$31,200$15.00310
Bailiffs$39,080$18.79250
Bakers$37,310$17.944,930
Barbers$36,540$17.57450
Bartenders$23,460$11.2829,520
Bicycle Repairers$43,710$21.02240
Bill and Account Collectors$49,090$23.602,570
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,230$23.197,790
Biochemists and Biophysicists$106,480$51.19170
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$110,430$53.09180
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,920not published950
Biological Scientists, All Other$78,480$37.73740
Biological Technicians$51,750$24.881,800
Boilermakers$97,590$46.92170
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,340$24.2025,960
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$80,120$38.521,050
Bridge and Lock Tenders$57,350$27.57110
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$40,630$19.54580
Broadcast Technicians$62,400$30.00410
Brokerage Clerks$63,870$30.71460
Budget Analysts$82,180$39.51820
Bus Drivers, School$47,760$22.967,840
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$52,660$25.322,220
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,450$30.026,750
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$67,370$32.3912,210
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$96,680not published1,940
Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,980$22.113,510
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$70,880$34.089,240
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,790$22.502,070
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$61,060$29.36320
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$52,810$25.39300
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$74,390$35.76170
Cardiologists$636,580$306.05200
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,380$35.76900
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$76,860not published570
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$82,620$39.722,000
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,310not published1,420
Cargo and Freight Agents$57,290$27.541,280
Carpenters$61,660$29.6513,880
Carpet Installers$60,830$29.25420
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$76,760$36.90260
Cashiers$30,880$14.8565,380
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$64,250$30.894,490
Chefs and Head Cooks$61,300$29.471,860
Chemical Engineers$97,660$46.95110
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$50,870$24.462,730
Chemical Plant and System Operators$62,720$30.1590
Chemical Technicians$59,440$28.581,090
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$83,480not published450
Chemists$78,730$37.851,920
Chief Executives$208,350$100.17not published
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,280$28.505,710
Childcare Workers$32,460$15.615,560
Chiropractors$83,020$39.911,210
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,970$35.561,560
Civil Engineers$94,600$45.487,410
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,160$37.588,760
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,280$16.967,040
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$54,290$26.10310
Clergy$60,950$29.30770
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,670$29.178,480
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$113,360$54.501,150
Coaches and Scouts$44,800not published5,480
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,170$23.646,120
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,270$20.80570
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$50,050$24.06630
Commercial Pilots$129,860not published1,090
Commercial and Industrial Designers$80,590$38.75820
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$78,780not published640
Community Health Workers$51,210$24.62630
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$55,220$26.55830
Compensation and Benefits Managers$127,920$61.50not published
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$72,130$34.681,840
Compliance Officers$78,800$37.895,710
Computer Hardware Engineers$83,670$40.23270
Computer Network Architects$131,720$63.332,170
Computer Network Support Specialists$81,010$38.951,140
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$52,690$25.338,330
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$67,460$32.431,610
Computer Occupations, All Other$88,130$42.374,680
Computer Programmersnot publishednot published3,080
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,730not published510
Computer Systems Analysts$100,440$48.298,340
Computer User Support Specialists$58,810$28.2712,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,140$76.998,880
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,690$22.931,010
Concierges$40,460$19.45260
Conservation Scientists$79,540$38.24970
Construction Laborers$56,100$26.9720,330
Construction Managers$114,190$54.906,080
Construction and Building Inspectors$75,610$36.351,270
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$76,540$36.80980
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$39,550$19.01450
Cooks, All Other$33,760$16.2350
Cooks, Fast Food$28,920$13.906,900
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,650$18.589,890
Cooks, Restaurant$36,550$17.5725,410
Cooks, Short Order$28,130$13.522,270
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$47,060$22.62100
Correctional Officers and Jailers$73,470$35.327,360
Correspondence Clerks$47,400$22.79not published
Cost Estimators$76,270$36.675,150
Costume Attendants$38,470$18.50160
Counselors, All Other$71,390$34.32440
Counter and Rental Clerks$45,720$21.986,600
Couriers and Messengers$36,910$17.752,560
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$65,640$31.5660
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$51,920$24.961,240
Craft Artists$58,650$28.20190
Crane and Tower Operators$67,720$32.56440
Credit Analysts$68,690$33.021,770
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$57,940$27.86310
Credit Counselors$52,140$25.07770
Crematory Operators$64,220$30.88not published
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$81,890not published300
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$35,580$17.11990
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,580$26.24530
Curators$64,370$30.95300
Customer Service Representatives$46,970$22.5850,840
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$39,010$18.7560
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,040$23.101,300
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,270$23.697,960
Dancersnot publishednot published200
Data Entry Keyers$38,170$18.352,360
Data Scientists$106,680$51.294,370
Database Administrators$100,020$48.091,220
Database Architects$137,810$66.26520
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$38,220$18.38220
Dental Assistants$47,520$22.857,760
Dental Hygienists$96,540$46.415,080
Dental Laboratory Technicians$47,170$22.68800
Dentists, General$193,690$93.122,560
Dermatologists$440,710$211.88160
Desktop Publishers$46,010$22.1240
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$91,040$43.771,640
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$102,090$49.081,530
Dietetic Technicians$38,750$18.63410
Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,930$36.031,330
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,080$13.027,220
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$40,180$19.32130
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot published$27.69360
Dishwashers$29,070$13.988,190
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$52,350$25.173,240
Drafters, All Other$73,040$35.12200
Dredge Operators$54,310$26.11not published
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,640$23.8760
Driver/Sales Workers$27,560$13.2510,020
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$59,970$28.831,140
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$68,320$32.84280
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$99,970not published310
Economists$84,000$40.39280
Editors$64,270$30.901,510
Education Administrators, All Other$88,470$42.53350
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$117,010not published4,030
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$124,960$60.081,190
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,790not published1,540
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,930$28.811,320
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$61,940$29.781,080
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$62,690$30.145,330
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$75,550$36.32260
Electrical Engineers$99,700$47.933,550
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$105,820$50.882,520
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$71,880$34.561,520
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$75,650$36.37470
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,980$36.05850
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$108,980$52.39150
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,470$21.868,700
Electricians$76,540$36.8014,310
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$76,290$36.68580
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$38,070$18.30not published
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$93,710$45.05360
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,210not published24,920
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$77,640$37.33370
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,480$24.751,610
Emergency Management Directors$77,260$37.15240
Emergency Medical Technicians$43,060$20.703,930
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200 or more$115.00 or more1,260
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$54,240$26.08860
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$112,830not published720
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$74,940$36.03480
Engineers, All Other$110,360$53.06690
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,800not published840
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot publishednot published50
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$77,140$37.09170
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$49,190$23.65310
Environmental Engineers$89,990$43.26890
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,120not published160
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$55,290$26.58380
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$72,820$35.01920
Epidemiologists$88,770$42.6890
Etchers and Engravers$50,290$24.18390
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$58,280$28.02990
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$68,920$33.144,480
Exercise Physiologists$63,210$30.39340
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,200$21.256,330
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$52,400$25.1960
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,230$24.153,190
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$41,980$20.18180
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,370$22.301,730
Facilities Managers$103,620$49.822,010
Fallers$50,010$24.04not published
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640$139.731,470
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,870$28.311,560
Farm and Home Management Educators$60,920$29.29670
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$86,320$41.5030
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,360$17.001,490
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$32,970$15.85930
Fashion Designers$57,030$27.42120
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,600$13.7567,750
Fence Erectors$51,410$24.72200
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$44,060$21.18250
File Clerks$45,130$21.701,550
Film and Video Editors$53,430$25.69240
Financial Clerks, All Other$51,030$24.54420
Financial Examiners$86,320$41.50580
Financial Managers$139,720$67.1715,530
Financial Risk Specialists$97,820$47.03610
Financial Specialists, All Other$64,420$30.971,620
Financial and Investment Analysts$95,570$45.955,430
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$53,350$25.65100
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$66,600$32.02160
Firefighters$46,850$22.538,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$85,350$41.0315,150
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$96,260$46.28800
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,100$23.611,620
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$62,610$30.10330
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$83,310$40.051,330
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,670$19.0721,240
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$56,670$27.25150
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$49,070$23.592,740
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$62,630$30.112,690
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,570$39.7010,640
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$91,980$44.224,930
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$70,560$33.9222,950
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$46,350$22.284,740
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$97,120$46.692,080
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,840$35.9825,500
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$73,500$35.34250
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,550$23.8217,750
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$55,270$26.57880
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$64,560$31.0411,140
Fish and Game Wardens$89,110$42.84150
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$52,860$25.42700
Floral Designers$35,010$16.831,030
Food Batchmakers$48,360$23.2518,040
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$40,000$19.23850
Food Preparation Workers$34,070$16.3817,990
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$31,240$15.02490
Food Processing Workers, All Other$40,590$19.52340
Food Science Technicians$55,690$26.77540
Food Scientists and Technologists$83,020$39.91410
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,670$16.676,680
Food Service Managers$61,810$29.726,000
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$48,560$23.34540
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,490not published450
Forensic Science Technicians$72,280$34.75310
Forest and Conservation Technicians$62,700$30.14620
Forest and Conservation Workers$36,420$17.51300
Foresters$66,010$31.73570
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,410not published40
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,310$29.0080
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$44,130$21.221,270
Fundraisers$65,880$31.672,130
Fundraising Managers$123,090$59.18400
Funeral Attendants$36,030$17.32500
Funeral Home Managers$79,560$38.25440
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$56,140$26.99210
Furniture Finishers$43,180$20.76260
Gambling Cage Workers$36,430$17.51350
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$37,020$17.80200
Gambling Dealers$61,670$29.65630
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$42,150$20.26260
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$47,250$22.7280
Gas Plant Operators$85,080$40.91150
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160$176.521,450
General and Operations Managers$118,730$57.0836,910
Genetic Counselors$92,170$44.31110
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$78,710not published70
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$78,610$37.79110
Glaziers$62,400$30.00580
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$33,250$15.99110
Graphic Designers$59,900$28.804,130
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$47,790$22.98290
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,330$22.763,570
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,230$17.426,260
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$47,750$22.96590
Health Education Specialists$74,040$35.60900
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$89,260$42.91650
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$81,500not published4,410
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,350$24.693,310
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$92,700$44.57250
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$104,330$50.16290
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$81,580$39.22470
Healthcare Social Workers$66,910$32.173,770
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$44,850$21.561,810
Hearing Aid Specialists$76,750$36.90170
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,100$23.61470
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,710$29.676,630
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,610$28.1853,330
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$46,580$22.40100
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$59,390$28.55140
Helpers--Carpenters$39,480$18.98150
Helpers--Electricians$47,230$22.711,180
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,600$20.001,640
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$41,670$20.03450
Helpers--Production Workers$45,100$21.682,900
Highway Maintenance Workers$58,000$27.886,000
Historians$45,810$22.0350
History Teachers, Postsecondary$81,380not published370
Hoist and Winch Operators$36,560$17.5880
Home Appliance Repairers$52,440$25.21520
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,340$17.4782,430
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$28,060$13.496,430
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,360$17.005,100
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,690$23.411,890
Human Resources Managers$133,490$64.183,730
Human Resources Specialists$70,540$33.9117,360
Hydrologic Technicians$60,100$28.8950
Hydrologists$78,770$37.87150
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,270$31.382,660
Industrial Engineers$96,980$46.6213,070
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$66,620$32.0313,870
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,720$22.9412,150
Information Security Analysts$101,550$48.822,130
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$32,470$15.612,040
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,610$23.8517,670
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,100$23.612,360
Instructional Coordinators$83,000$39.902,130
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$49,520$23.81650
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$85,120$40.92600
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$75,260$36.18not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,170$23.645,140
Insurance Sales Agents$79,450$38.207,860
Insurance Underwriters$97,370$46.813,110
Interior Designers$62,740$30.171,200
Interpreters and Translators$63,390$30.481,410
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,070$22.151,130
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,000$17.7945,640
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$55,830$26.84280
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$76,620$36.84130
Judicial Law Clerks$54,250$26.08180
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,350not published1,510
Labor Relations Specialists$95,750$46.041,690
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,610$21.4570,520
Landscape Architects$69,520$33.42450
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,230$19.8218,970
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,020$24.53340
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,700$17.163,310
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$140,940not published150
Lawyers$126,760$60.949,160
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$60,810$29.24150
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,410$26.641,210
Legal Support Workers, All Other$63,130$30.35390
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$66,870$32.152,450
Library Assistants, Clerical$39,610$19.041,570
Library Technicians$35,000$16.832,890
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,760$30.657,390
Life Scientists, All Other$85,080$40.91not published
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$47,210$22.701,070
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$28,570$13.743,350
Light Truck Drivers$45,670$21.9619,140
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,930$23.534,270
Loan Officers$78,290$37.644,940
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$28,540$13.72260
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$48,360$23.25130
Locomotive Engineers$84,550$40.65220
Lodging Managers$73,590$35.381,130
Log Graders and Scalers$46,150$22.19180
Logging Equipment Operators$46,360$22.29480
Logisticians$73,180$35.185,140
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$55,120$26.50570
Machinists$59,110$28.4212,700
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$94,720$45.54530
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,530$17.0814,520
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,730$18.141,310
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$64,310$30.92420
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,810$26.8330,880
Management Analysts$98,780$47.4911,670
Managers, All Other$107,050$51.4614,240
Manicurists and Pedicurists$36,680$17.632,350
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$78,850$37.9180
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$64,800$31.1515,600
Marketing Managers$133,600$64.234,890
Marriage and Family Therapists$37,870$18.21180
Massage Therapists$58,070$27.921,520
Material Moving Workers, All Other$35,580$17.101,180
Materials Engineers$96,210$46.25280
Materials Scientists$137,700$66.2070
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,480not published780
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$43,300$20.822,040
Mechanical Door Repairers$50,390$24.23390
Mechanical Drafters$63,770$30.661,630
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,850$32.62900
Mechanical Engineers$95,870$46.097,470
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Othernot publishednot published90
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$69,780$33.5580
Medical Appliance Technicians$48,890$23.51100
Medical Assistants$48,680$23.4113,810
Medical Dosimetrists$142,300$68.4280
Medical Equipment Preparers$47,570$22.871,380
Medical Equipment Repairers$62,220$29.911,490
Medical Records Specialists$60,280$28.982,870
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$82,530$39.682,970
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,380$23.267,760
Medical Transcriptionists$49,150$23.63590
Medical and Health Services Managers$128,320$61.697,230
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$53,940$25.932,690
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$61,860$29.741,880
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,510$19.002,930
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,100$21.68470
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$48,260$23.20540
Meter Readers, Utilitiesnot publishednot published410
Microbiologists$67,100$32.26420
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,960not published14,460
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$58,770$28.26280
Millwrights$82,630$39.731,220
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$95,950$46.1340
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,670$21.9646,360
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$63,320$30.44190
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,200$25.103,380
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,450$31.462,090
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$48,030$23.09550
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,230$21.278,590
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$58,250$28.01580
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,970$16.33710
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,920$27.37690
Motorcycle Mechanics$48,190$23.17550
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,700$22.933,570
Museum Technicians and Conservators$38,840$18.68160
Music Directors and Composers$78,690$37.83200
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$46,540$22.37180
Musicians and Singersnot published$36.61380
Natural Sciences Managers$128,890$61.971,070
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$83,650$40.228,470
Neurologists$342,520$164.68130
New Accounts Clerks$48,050$23.102,100
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$57,530$27.66740
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$98,450$47.33390
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170$131.33990
Nurse Midwives$133,070$63.97200
Nurse Practitioners$131,980$63.455,160
Nursing Assistants$45,130$21.7028,370
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$84,700not published1,760
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$304,990$146.63450
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$84,750$40.742,250
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$64,440$30.98640
Occupational Therapists$92,390$44.423,710
Occupational Therapy Aides$36,760$17.6740
Occupational Therapy Assistants$59,960$28.831,050
Office Clerks, General$44,980$21.6351,440
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$39,890$19.18550
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$45,960$22.092,290
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$75,280$36.198,140
Operations Research Analysts$71,820$34.534,270
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$42,920$20.64200
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$56,420$27.131,260
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$213,890$102.83250
Opticians, Dispensing$44,820$21.551,430
Optometrists$139,720$67.17790
Order Clerks$47,750$22.961,540
Orderlies$41,380$19.89660
Orthodontists$212,860$102.3490
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$572,060$275.03290
Orthotists and Prosthetists$89,710$43.13140
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$48,140$23.141,020
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,220$22.2216,150
Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,010$17.3113,130
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$50,090$24.083,350
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$48,330$23.24230
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,050$27.918,510
Paperhangers$51,500$24.76not published
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$58,500$28.124,780
Paramedics$59,710$28.711,990
Parking Attendants$31,270$15.031,290
Parking Enforcement Workers$49,060$23.59150
Parts Salespersons$45,380$21.825,200
Passenger Attendants$24,650$11.85330
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$52,150$25.07230
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$69,020$33.18960
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,310$28.522,590
Pediatricians, General$269,790$129.71350
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$33,280$16.00740
Personal Financial Advisors$119,430$57.425,200
Personal Service Managers, All Other$104,860$50.4160
Pest Control Workers$45,350$21.811,060
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$46,190$22.21540
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$71,450$34.35not published
Pharmacists$148,740$71.515,730
Pharmacy Aides$36,660$17.63550
Pharmacy Technicians$45,970$22.109,540
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$79,140not published420
Phlebotomists$46,470$22.343,610
Photographers$42,060$20.22850
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$46,480$22.3560
Physical Scientists, All Other$97,470$46.8670
Physical Therapist Aides$36,820$17.70840
Physical Therapist Assistants$64,080$30.811,650
Physical Therapists$101,840$48.965,580
Physician Assistants$133,950$64.403,580
Physicians, All Other$391,740$188.346,350
Physicians, Pathologists$83,610$40.20130
Physicists$173,120$83.23180
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$89,630not published210
Pipelayers$86,870$41.77350
Plant and System Operators, All Other$62,800$30.19160
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$50,700$24.3740
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,350$21.32940
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$81,210$39.0410,210
Podiatrists$185,100$88.99120
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,090$37.5512,320
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,190not published290
Postal Service Clerks$61,050$29.351,400
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.796,470
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.111,420
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$96,810$46.55340
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$79,120not published1,280
Pourers and Casters, Metal$47,880$23.02320
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$83,140$39.9740
Power Plant Operators$66,080$31.77420
Prepress Technicians and Workers$48,410$23.281,160
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,160$17.3911,330
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$35,500$17.07350
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$43,400$20.873,560
Printing Press Operators$47,330$22.768,120
Private Detectives and Investigators$41,850$20.12410
Procurement Clerks$49,410$23.761,050
Producers and Directors$66,390$31.921,600
Production Workers, All Other$42,850$20.605,950
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,540$28.159,140
Project Management Specialists$97,580$46.9121,610
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$43,630$20.9860
Property Appraisers and Assessors$68,660$33.01820
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$77,730$37.371,560
Protective Service Workers, All Other$57,620$27.70910
Psychiatric Technicians$40,290$19.374,430
Psychiatrists$331,070$159.17550
Psychologists, All Other$81,860$39.361,080
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,580not published630
Public Relations Managers$113,980$54.801,010
Public Relations Specialists$67,240$32.334,410
Public Safety Telecommunicators$60,000$28.841,820
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$60,320$29.0070
Purchasing Managers$124,990$60.091,610
Radiation Therapists$93,600$45.00550
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$57,740$27.76not published
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,140$38.055,010
Radiologists$392,610$188.76980
Rail Car Repairers$58,870$28.30220
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$47,920$23.04180
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$59,690$28.70630
Real Estate Brokersnot publishednot published440
Real Estate Sales Agents$58,120$27.945,680
Receptionists and Information Clerks$41,150$19.7825,580
Recreation Workers$35,530$17.086,840
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$80,500not published40
Recreational Therapists$59,350$28.54350
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$58,390$28.07330
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$59,810$28.761,550
Registered Nurses$95,530$45.9368,060
Rehabilitation Counselors$46,530$22.372,390
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$121,620$58.4750
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$35,950$17.28880
Residential Advisors$41,690$20.041,190
Respiratory Therapists$84,210$40.481,940
Retail Salespersons$34,480$16.5867,640
Riggers$49,640$23.86170
Rock Splitters, Quarry$62,000$29.8140
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,370$24.70290
Roofers$59,370$28.542,400
Sailors and Marine Oilers$48,880$23.50110
Sales Engineers$117,970$56.711,300
Sales Managers$134,870$64.8410,480
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$64,020$30.7822,720
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,930$31.7037,700
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$78,480$37.733,390
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$48,140$23.14520
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$44,440$21.371,880
School Bus Monitors$36,640$17.61310
School Psychologists$83,330$40.061,180
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,870not published15,910
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,710$22.9428,100
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$74,010$35.585,980
Security Guards$37,440$18.0012,030
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,130$29.39770
Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,820$18.195,140
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,100$28.891,520
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$57,340$27.571,050
Set and Exhibit Designersnot publishednot published50
Sewing Machine Operators$40,370$19.412,370
Sheet Metal Workers$77,760$37.383,180
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,490$22.8320,980
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders$37,970$18.25110
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$44,000$21.15460
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,000$16.346,820
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$85,440$41.0860
Skincare Specialists$46,220$22.221,190
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$37,510$18.032,620
Social Science Research Assistants$48,090$23.12110
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$78,640not published80
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$88,830$42.71260
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$76,420not published400
Social Workers, All Other$62,830$30.211,860
Social and Community Service Managers$82,130$39.493,580
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,500$22.847,750
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,960not published450
Software Developers$122,660$58.9721,730
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$89,400$42.983,800
Soil and Plant Scientists$66,200$31.83680
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$49,770$23.9390
Sound Engineering Technicians$46,780$22.4990
Special Education Teachers, All Other$66,910not published160
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,520not published4,280
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$65,840not published2,650
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$60,870not published240
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,520not published3,350
Special Effects Artists and Animators$64,890$31.20210
Speech-Language Pathologists$83,000$39.902,940
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$61,170$29.41270
Statistical Assistants$53,400$25.6760
Statisticians$107,150$51.51250
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,000$16.8347,580
Stonemasons$82,740$39.7870
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$92,820$44.63710
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$56,310$27.071,810
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$62,220$29.918,340
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,950$21.138,420
Surgeons, All Other$416,000$200.00550
Surgical Assistants$78,030$37.51810
Surgical Technologists$74,120$35.642,180
Survey Researchers$92,660$44.5560
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$59,080$28.40660
Surveyors$79,650$38.30610
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$40,030$19.24550
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$43,300$20.82210
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$57,250$27.52170
Tapers$57,840$27.8170
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$59,990$28.84500
Tax Preparers$44,340$21.321,550
Taxi Drivers$27,820$13.37880
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$51,580not published720
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,800not published26,520
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,990not published4,210
Technical Writers$80,030$38.48910
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,770$29.222,120
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$63,560$30.56950
Telemarketers$33,260$15.991,160
Telephone Operators$46,590$22.4060
Tellers$39,640$19.069,030
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers$57,930$27.85not published
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$30,930$14.8790
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,630$19.05130
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,610$21.93150
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$36,290$17.45160
Therapists, All Other$59,420$28.57280
Tile and Stone Setters$62,680$30.14410
Tire Repairers and Changers$39,560$19.021,350
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$48,070$23.11700
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$51,240$24.64110
Tool and Die Makers$68,120$32.752,450
Tour and Travel Guides$30,160$14.50910
Traffic Technicians$58,940$28.3440
Training and Development Managers$123,640$59.44600
Training and Development Specialists$70,770$34.029,360
Transportation Inspectors$75,260$36.18120
Transportation Security Screeners$63,130$30.35540
Transportation Workers, All Other$43,180$20.76130
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$95,900$46.105,410
Travel Agents$47,080$22.64810
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$57,930$27.851,190
Tutors$41,340$19.881,530
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$57,000not published300
Upholsterers$47,010$22.60260
Urban and Regional Planners$84,290$40.531,100
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$28,780$13.842,100
Veterinarians$108,780$52.301,830
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,850$17.712,200
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,020$22.612,590
Waiters and Waitresses$29,670$14.2636,220
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$63,550$30.562,230
Web Developers$90,630$43.571,180
Web and Digital Interface Designers$95,340$45.84880
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,030$23.09680
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,410$28.0815,320
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,640$27.711,150
Woodworkers, All Other$39,030$18.77not published
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$44,450$21.372,610
Word Processors and Typists$48,540$23.34180
Writers and Authors$64,370$30.95710
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$68,370$32.87360

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Wisconsin

By median pay, Wisconsin is number 22 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $29,980 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $104,990. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $37,700 to $76,350. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $64,270, 28% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 2,941,540 jobs counted here are 1.9% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Wisconsin are Office and Administrative Support (329,810 jobs, 11%), Production (294,130 jobs, 10%), Transportation and Material Moving (274,460 jobs, 9%) and Sales and Related (256,770 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Print Binding and Finishing Workers (5.7 times the national share), Food Batchmakers (5.5 times the national share) and Foundry Mold and Coremakers (5.3 times the national share). The table on this page lists 739 occupations; for 10 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 353 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 121 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 146 pay less and 86 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Physicians, All Other ($391,740 here, $265,930 nationally), General Internal Medicine Physicians ($367,160 here, $256,560 nationally) and Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary ($82,620 here, $63,820 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Information and Record Clerks, All Other ($32,470 here, $49,500 nationally), Bartenders ($23,460 here, $34,340 nationally) and Driver/Sales Workers ($27,560 here, $38,770 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Wisconsin

What is the median salary in Wisconsin?

The median pay of all employees in Wisconsin was $50,270 a year ($24.17 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Wisconsin?

Home Health and Personal Care Aides, with 82,430 jobs and a median pay of $36,340 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Wisconsin?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Cardiologists ($636,580), Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($572,060) and Anesthesiologists ($443,990). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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