Salaries in Northwestern Wisconsin

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area • 251 occupations

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Physicians, All Other $400,87090
      Dentists, General $201,46040
      Chief Executives $139,720120
      Pharmacists $138,31070
      Physician Assistants $137,15030
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $130,04040
      Personal Financial Advisors $129,06030
      Marketing Managers $127,46040
      Nurse Practitioners $123,62070
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $115,76040
      Financial Managers $114,040120
      Medical and Health Services Managers $110,090100
      Industrial Production Managers $108,740130
      Lawyers $105,80080
      Construction Managers $105,16050
      Instructional Coordinators $103,12040
      Physical Therapists $102,89060
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $102,740110
      Facilities Managers $101,92040
      Sales Managers $100,10070
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $99,870100
      Administrative Services Managers $99,30040
      Veterinarians $99,17040
      Chiropractors $97,81030
      General and Operations Managers $97,480520
      Software Developers $95,52050
      Computer Systems Analysts $94,70040
      Electrical Engineers $93,13040
      Occupational Therapists $88,73050
      Management Analysts $86,99070
      Civil Engineers $86,55070
      Registered Nurses $83,660840
      Millwrights $83,11060
      Industrial Engineers $83,090160
      Mechanical Engineers $82,100100
      Project Management Specialists $81,970120
      Dental Hygienists $80,78090
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $80,70070
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $80,45060
      Urban and Regional Planners $80,05090
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $79,89080
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $79,75050
      Speech-Language Pathologists $79,46050
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $78,47070
      Social and Community Service Managers $77,17090
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $76,790160
      Loan Officers $76,78090
      Managers, All Other $75,830
      Conservation Scientists $74,44080
      Insurance Sales Agents $72,900110
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $71,840200
      Computer Occupations, All Other $71,47030
      Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $70,03040
      Detectives and Criminal Investigators $69,96040
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $69,620110
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $69,460230
      Training and Development Specialists $69,250100
      Accountants and Auditors $68,490310
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $68,410130
      Compliance Officers $67,49050
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $67,41040
      Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $66,91030
      Cost Estimators $66,16080
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $64,91050
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $64,190100
      Foresters $64,130100
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $63,350310
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $63,01080
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $62,920100
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $62,570490
      Human Resources Specialists $62,340170
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $62,250110
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $62,20090
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $61,970230
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $61,95060
      Electricians $61,810140
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $61,660320
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $61,58040
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $61,420220
      Lodging Managers $61,25070
      Logisticians $60,94060
      Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $60,92030
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $60,570160
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $60,32080
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $60,01040
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $59,960220
      Protective Service Workers, All Other $59,92050
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $59,800160
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $59,680920
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $59,630140
      Construction and Building Inspectors $59,54040
      Healthcare Social Workers $59,240110
      Public Relations Specialists $59,14050
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $59,12060
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $58,880170
      Machinists $58,760190
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $58,70040
      Postal Service Clerks $58,51080
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $58,500370
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $58,490170
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $58,210200
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $57,980510
      Food Service Managers $57,42080
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $57,21070
      Social Workers, All Other $57,05040
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $56,83040
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $56,090130
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $55,970180
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $55,97050
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $55,620960
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $55,55040
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $55,390180
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $55,34030
      Real Estate Sales Agents $55,03060
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $54,700180
      Paramedics $54,40050
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $52,87050
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $52,580190
      Forest and Conservation Technicians $52,290100
      Graphic Designers $51,63050
      Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $51,36030
      Social and Human Service Assistants $50,910160
      Highway Maintenance Workers $50,700420
      Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $50,65030
      Medical Records Specialists $50,62040
      Carpenters $50,420350
      Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,23070
      Computer User Support Specialists $50,090100
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $49,63050
      Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $49,37050
      Construction Laborers $49,300410
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $49,25060
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $49,050230
      Firefighters $48,860170
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $48,65050
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $48,580150
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $48,52070
      Tree Trimmers and Pruners $48,510110
      Community Health Workers $48,18030
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $48,160180
      Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $48,13040
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $48,02040
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $47,990120
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $47,98030
      Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $47,94050
      Logging Equipment Operators $47,940130
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $47,37070
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $47,12040
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $47,090230
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $47,06070
      Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,06090
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $46,950110
      Dental Assistants $46,700100
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $46,68040
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $46,640600
      Bus Drivers, School $46,590310
      Billing and Posting Clerks $46,520140
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $46,500630
      Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $46,29040
      Log Graders and Scalers $46,15050
      Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $46,110410
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,080370
      Food Batchmakers $45,890600
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $45,840310
      Production Workers, All Other $45,81080
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $45,63070
      New Accounts Clerks $45,63040
      Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $45,610100
      Medical Assistants $45,380190
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $45,28040
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,320160
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $44,220270
      Counter and Rental Clerks $44,06090
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $44,020470
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $44,0101,630
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $43,91050
      Coaches and Scouts $43,71040
      Rehabilitation Counselors $43,41040
      Customer Service Representatives $43,100560
      Office Clerks, General $42,8601,010
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $41,80060
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $41,77040
      Light Truck Drivers $41,190150
      Nursing Assistants $39,990510
      Pharmacy Technicians $39,870140
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,79030
      Printing Press Operators $39,74040
      Data Entry Keyers $39,36030
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $38,95060
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $38,830340
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $38,7301,050
      Childcare Workers $38,68060
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $38,230420
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $37,810160
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $37,590100
      Emergency Medical Technicians $37,380200
      Tellers $37,370250
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $37,360350
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,310350
      Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $37,22030
      Residential Advisors $37,06030
      Chefs and Head Cooks $37,00040
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $36,570250
      Library Assistants, Clerical $36,45030
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,370640
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $36,19070
      Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $36,07030
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $35,93090
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $35,86070
      Cooks, Restaurant $35,820570
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $35,570150
      Sewing Machine Operators $35,23040
      Parts Salespersons $35,06090
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $35,03050
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $34,840980
      Security Guards $34,710150
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $34,67090
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $34,560650
      Stockers and Order Fillers $33,990840
      Bakers $33,94060
      Order Clerks $33,530
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $33,26050
      Forest and Conservation Workers $33,11060
      Recreation Workers $32,450120
      Retail Salespersons $31,7801,020
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $31,47040
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $31,41060
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $30,80040
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $30,61030
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $30,58080
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,410410
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $30,330220
      Material Moving Workers, All Other $30,210110
      Food Preparation Workers $30,190380
      Library Technicians $29,96060
      Helpers--Production Workers $29,64080
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $29,63060
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $29,02060
      Animal Caretakers $28,880100
      Cashiers $28,6301,740
      Cooks, Fast Food $28,490110
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,300760
      Waiters and Waitresses $28,120630
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $28,070140
      Gambling Dealers $27,86040
      Driver/Sales Workers $27,420110
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $26,62060
      Cooks, Short Order $26,50090
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $24,840100
      Bartenders $21,840810
      Dishwashers $21,780150