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Highest Paying Jobs in Wisconsin

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Wisconsin, among 56 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Wisconsin
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,07416,980
2Financial Managers$154,52626,890
3Sales Managers$146,81518,020
4Lawyers$143,47518,960
5Software Developers$126,52946,640
6General and Operations Managers$108,28981,150
7Computer Systems Analysts$106,45016,050
8Industrial Engineers$100,61826,810
9Management Analysts$100,16026,510
10Registered Nurses$97,476113,950
11Project Management Specialists$97,23535,510
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$93,64023,630
13Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$84,23030,660
14Accountants and Auditors$82,61246,000
15Electricians$78,06623,230
16Buyers and Purchasing Agents$77,24716,840
17First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,47233,570
18Human Resources Specialists$75,29828,830
19First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,77436,080
20Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,04754,470
21Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$70,91326,050
22Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$69,25034,330
23Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$68,86842,160
24Carpenters$67,40424,050
25Computer User Support Specialists$61,83822,770

Highest-paying jobs in Wisconsin

This ranking covers 56 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Wisconsin. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Computer and Information Systems Managers comes first at $169,074 a year; number 25 on the list, Computer User Support Specialists, averages $61,838.

Each occupation links to its Wisconsin page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.