What is the average salary in Wisconsin?

$63,440a year

Average yearly pay across 730 jobs with official data in Wisconsin, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $30.50
Jobs with data: 730
Workers counted: 2,911,470

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Cardiologist	$636,600
Orthopedic Surgeon	$572,100
Anesthesiologist	$444,000
Dermatologist	$440,700
Surgeon	$416,000
Radiologist	$392,600
Physician	$391,700
General Internal Medicine Physician	$367,200
Neurologist	$342,500
Psychiatrist	$331,100

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$36,340
Laborer and Freight	$44,610
Registered Nurse	$95,530
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$28,600
Retail Salesperson	$34,480
Cashier	$30,880
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$58,610
Office Clerk	$44,980
Customer Service Representative	$46,970
Stocker and Order Filler	$35,000

Management

Administrative Services Manager$108,500
Advertising and Promotions Manager$131,500
Architectural and Engineering Manager$142,100
Chief Executive$208,400
Compensation and Benefits Manager$127,900
Computer and Information Systems Manager$160,100
Construction Manager$114,200
Education Administrator$117,000
Education Administrator$125,000
Education Administrator$88,470
Education and Childcare Administrator$59,930
Emergency Management Director$77,260
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$77,140
Facilities Manager$103,600
Farmer$86,320
Financial Manager$139,700
Food Service Manager$61,810
Fundraising Manager$123,100
Funeral Home Manager$79,560
General and Operations Manager$118,700
Human Resources Manager$133,500
Lodging Manager$73,590
Manager$107,100
Marketing Manager$133,600
Medical and Health Services Manager$128,300
Natural Sciences Manager$128,900
Personal Service Manager$104,900
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$96,810
Property$77,730
Public Relations Manager$114,000
Purchasing Manager$125,000
Sales Manager$134,900
Social and Community Service Manager$82,130
Training and Development Manager$123,600
Transportation$95,900

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$79,400
Agent and Business Managers of Artist$74,990
Budget Analyst$82,180
Business Operations Specialist$67,370
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$70,880
Claims Adjuster$78,160
Compensation$72,130
Compliance Officer$78,800
Cost Estimator$76,270
Credit Analyst$68,690
Credit Counselor$52,140
Financial and Investment Analyst$95,570
Financial Examiner$86,320
Financial Risk Specialist$97,820
Financial Specialist$64,420
Fundraiser$65,880
Human Resources Specialist$70,540
Insurance Appraiser$75,260
Insurance Underwriter$97,370
Labor Relations Specialist$95,750
Loan Officer$78,290
Logistician$73,180
Management Analyst$98,780
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$64,800
Meeting$53,940
Personal Financial Advisor$119,400
Project Management Specialist$97,580
Property Appraiser and Assessor$68,660
Tax Examiner and Collector$59,990
Tax Preparer$44,340
Training and Development Specialist$70,770

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$131,600
Computer Network Architect$131,700
Computer Network Support Specialist$81,010
Computer Occupation$88,130
Computer Systems Analyst$100,400
Computer User Support Specialist$58,810
Data Scientist$106,700
Database Administrator$100,000
Database Architect$137,800
Information Security Analyst$101,600
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$83,650
Operations Research Analyst$71,820
Software Developer$122,700
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$89,400
Statistician$107,200
Web and Digital Interface Designer$95,340
Web Developer$90,630

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$88,400
Architect$98,510
Architectural and Civil Drafter$62,930
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$110,400
Calibration Technologist and Technician$61,060
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$76,760
Chemical Engineer$97,660
Civil Engineer$94,600
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$73,970
Computer Hardware Engineer$83,670
Drafter$73,040
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$71,880
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$75,650
Electrical Engineer$99,700
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$76,290
Electronics Engineer$93,710
Engineer$110,400
Engineering Technologist and Technician$74,940
Environmental Engineer$89,990
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$49,190
Health and Safety Engineer$92,700
Industrial Engineer$96,980
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$65,270
Landscape Architect$69,520
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect$78,850
Materials Engineer$96,210
Mechanical Drafter$63,770
Mechanical Engineer$95,870
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$67,850
Mining and Geological Engineer$95,950
Surveying and Mapping Technician$59,080
Surveyor$79,650

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$46,470
Animal Scientist$84,310
Anthropologist and Archeologist$63,130
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$85,870
Biochemist and Biophysicist$106,500
Biological Scientist$78,480
Biological Technician$51,750
Chemical Technician$59,440
Chemist$78,730
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$113,400
Conservation Scientist$79,540
Economist$84,000
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$55,290
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$72,820
Epidemiologist$88,770
Food Science Technician$55,690
Food Scientist and Technologist$83,020
Forensic Science Technician$72,280
Forest and Conservation Technician$62,700
Forester$66,010
Geoscientist$78,610
Historian$45,810
Hydrologic Technician$60,100
Hydrologist$78,770
Life$47,210
Life Scientist$85,080
Materials Scientist$137,700
Medical Scientist$82,530
Microbiologist$67,100
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$84,750
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$64,440
Physical Scientist$97,470
Physicist$173,100
Psychologist$81,860
School Psychologist$83,330
Social Science Research Assistant$48,090
Social Scientist and Related Worker$88,830
Soil and Plant Scientist$66,200
Survey Researcher$92,660
Urban and Regional Planner$84,290
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$68,370

Community and social service

Child$59,280
Clergy$60,950
Community and Social Service Specialist$55,220
Community Health Worker$51,210
Counselor$71,390
Director$40,180
Educational$62,690
Health Education Specialist$74,040
Healthcare Social Worker$66,910
Marriage and Family Therapist$37,870
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$61,860
Rehabilitation Counselor$46,530
Social and Human Service Assistant$47,500
Social Worker$62,830
Substance Abuse$62,220

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$64,980
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$82,950
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$77,750
Architecture Teacher$79,980
Archivist$59,400
Area$78,770
Art$77,560
Atmospheric$107,400
Biological Science Teacher$78,920
Business Teacher$96,680
Career/Technical Education Teacher$82,620
Career/Technical Education Teacher$76,860
Career/Technical Education Teacher$74,310
Chemistry Teacher$83,480
Communications Teacher$78,780
Computer Science Teacher$97,730
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$81,890
Curator$64,370
Economics Teacher$99,970
Education Teacher$74,790
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$61,940
Elementary School Teacher$61,210
Engineering Teacher$112,800
English Language and Literature Teacher$80,800
Environmental Science Teacher$79,120
Farm and Home Management Educator$60,920
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$78,490
Forestry and Conservation Science Teacher$98,410
Geography Teacher$78,710
Health Specialties Teacher$81,500
History Teacher$81,380
Instructional Coordinator$83,000
Kindergarten Teacher$59,350
Law Teacher$140,900
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$66,870
Library Technician$35,000
Mathematical Science Teacher$80,480
Middle School Teacher$61,960
Museum Technician and Conservator$38,840
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$84,700
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$79,140
Physics Teacher$89,630
Political Science Teacher$83,190
Postsecondary Teacher$79,120
Preschool Teacher$36,160
Psychology Teacher$77,580
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$80,500
Secondary School Teacher$62,870
Self-Enrichment Teacher$37,820
Social Sciences Teacher$78,640
Social Work Teacher$76,420
Sociology Teacher$84,960
Special Education Teacher$60,870
Special Education Teacher$61,520
Special Education Teacher$65,840
Special Education Teacher$63,520
Special Education Teacher$66,910
Substitute Teacher$43,950
Teacher and Instructor$51,580
Teaching Assistant$47,990
Teaching Assistant$37,800
Tutor$41,340

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$81,130
Audio and Video Technician$51,390
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$40,630
Broadcast Technician$62,400
Camera Operator$52,810
Coach and Scout$44,800
Commercial and Industrial Designer$80,590
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$65,640
Craft Artist$58,650
Disc Jockey$57,600
Editor$64,270
Fashion Designer$57,030
Film and Video Editor$53,430
Fine Artist$53,350
Floral Designer$35,010
Graphic Designer$59,900
Interior Designer$62,740
Interpreter and Translator$63,390
Media and Communication Worker$69,780
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$39,510
Music Director and Composer$78,690
Musician and Singer$76,150
News Analyst$57,530
Photographer$42,060
Producer and Director$66,390
Public Relations Specialist$67,240
Sound Engineering Technician$46,780
Special Effects Artist and Animator$64,890
Technical Writer$80,030
Umpire$57,000
Writer and Author$64,370

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$84,820
Anesthesiologist$444,000
Athletic Trainer$61,820
Audiologist$102,800
Cardiologist$636,600
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$74,380
Chiropractor$83,020
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$60,670
Dental Hygienist$96,540
Dentist$193,700
Dermatologist$440,700
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$102,100
Dietetic Technician$38,750
Dietitian and Nutritionist$74,930
Emergency Medical Technician$43,060
Emergency Medicine Physician$239,200
Exercise Physiologist$63,210
Family Medicine Physician$290,600
General Internal Medicine Physician$367,200
Genetic Counselor$92,170
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$89,260
Health Technologist and Technician$51,350
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$104,300
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$81,580
Hearing Aid Specialist$76,750
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$63,760
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$94,720
Medical Dosimetrist$142,300
Medical Records Specialist$60,280
Neurologist$342,500
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$98,450
Nurse Anesthetist$273,200
Nurse Midwive$133,100
Nurse Practitioner$132,000
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$305,000
Occupational Therapist$92,390
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$56,420
Ophthalmologist$213,900
Optician$44,820
Optometrist$139,700
Orthodontist$212,900
Orthopedic Surgeon$572,100
Orthotist and Prosthetist$89,710
Paramedic$59,710
Pediatrician$269,800
Pharmacist$148,700
Pharmacy Technician$45,970
Physical Therapist$101,800
Physician$83,610
Physician$391,700
Physician Assistant$134,000
Podiatrist$185,100
Psychiatric Technician$40,290
Psychiatrist$331,100
Radiation Therapist$93,600
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$79,140
Radiologist$392,600
Recreational Therapist$59,350
Registered Nurse$95,530
Respiratory Therapist$84,210
Speech-Language Pathologist$83,000
Surgeon$416,000
Surgical Assistant$78,030
Surgical Technologist$74,120
Therapist$59,420
Veterinarian$108,800
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$47,020

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$47,520
Healthcare Support Worker$44,850
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$36,340
Massage Therapist$58,070
Medical Assistant$48,680
Medical Equipment Preparer$47,570
Medical Transcriptionist$49,150
Nursing Assistant$45,130
Occupational Therapy Aide$36,760
Occupational Therapy Assistant$59,960
Orderly$41,380
Pharmacy Aide$36,660
Phlebotomist$46,470
Physical Therapist Aide$36,820
Physical Therapist Assistant$64,080
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$36,850

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$37,380
Bailiff$39,080
Correctional Officer and Jailer$73,470
Crossing Guard and Flagger$35,580
Detective and Criminal Investigator$91,040
Fire Inspector and Investigator$66,600
Firefighter$46,850
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$96,260
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$83,310
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$97,120
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$73,500
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$55,270
Fish and Game Warden$89,110
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$42,150
Lifeguard$28,570
Parking Enforcement Worker$49,060
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$78,090
Private Detective and Investigator$41,850
Protective Service Worker$57,620
School Bus Monitor$36,640
Security Guard$37,440
Transportation Security Screener$63,130

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$23,460
Chef and Head Cook$61,300
Cook$28,920
Cook$38,650
Cook$36,550
Cook$28,130
Cook$33,760
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$27,080
Dishwasher$29,070
Fast Food and Counter Worker$28,600
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$39,670
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$31,240
Food Preparation Worker$34,070
Food Server$34,670
Host and Hostess$28,060
Waiter and Waitress$29,670

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$49,070
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$62,630
Janitor and Cleaner$37,000
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$41,230
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$35,530
Pest Control Worker$45,350
Pesticide Handler$46,190
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$57,930

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$30,180
Animal Caretaker$30,160
Animal Trainer$37,140
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$31,200
Barber$36,540
Childcare Worker$32,460
Concierge$40,460
Costume Attendant$38,470
Crematory Operator$64,220
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$44,200
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$49,100
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$56,670
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$46,350
Funeral Attendant$36,030
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$47,250
Gambling Dealer$61,670
Hairdresser$36,230
Locker Room$28,540
Manicurist and Pedicurist$36,680
Mortician$58,250
Personal Care and Service Worker$33,280
Recreation Worker$35,530
Residential Advisor$41,690
Skincare Specialist$46,220
Tour and Travel Guide$30,160
Usher$28,780

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$63,270
Cashier$30,880
Counter and Rental Clerk$45,720
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$38,220
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$91,980
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$49,550
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$37,020
Insurance Sales Agent$79,450
Parts Salesperson$45,380
Real Estate Sales Agent$58,120
Retail Salesperson$34,480
Sale and Related Worker$48,140
Sales Engineer$118,000
Sales Representative$78,480
Sales Representative$65,930
Sales Representatives of Service$64,020
Security$74,010
Telemarketer$33,260
Travel Agent$47,080

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$49,090
Billing and Posting Clerk$48,230
Bookkeeping$50,340
Brokerage Clerk$63,870
Cargo and Freight Agent$57,290
Correspondence Clerk$47,400
Courier and Messenger$36,910
Court$51,920
Credit Authorizer$57,940
Customer Service Representative$46,970
Data Entry Keyer$38,170
Desktop Publisher$46,010
Dispatcher$52,350
Eligibility Interviewer$51,480
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$68,920
File Clerk$45,130
Financial Clerk$51,030
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$70,560
Gambling Cage Worker$36,430
Hotel$35,360
Human Resources Assistant$48,690
Information and Record Clerk$32,470
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$49,170
Interviewer$46,070
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$55,410
Library Assistant$39,610
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$48,930
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$37,730
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$48,380
New Accounts Clerk$48,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker$45,960
Office Clerk$44,980
Office Machine Operator$39,890
Order Clerk$47,750
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$59,310
Postal Service Clerk$61,050
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,880
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$49,410
Production$58,540
Proofreader and Copy Marker$43,630
Public Safety Telecommunicator$60,000
Receptionist and Information Clerk$41,150
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$35,950
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$47,710
Shipping$47,490
Statistical Assistant$53,400
Switchboard Operator$40,030
Telephone Operator$46,590
Teller$39,640
Weigher$48,030
Word Processor and Typist$48,540

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$47,100
Agricultural Inspector$53,640
Agricultural Worker$37,720
Animal Breeder$51,130
Faller$50,010
Farmworker$32,970
Farmworker and Laborer$35,360
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$62,610
Forest and Conservation Worker$36,420
Grader and Sorter$33,250
Log Grader and Scaler$46,150
Logging Equipment Operator$46,360

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$97,590
Brickmason and Blockmason$80,120
Carpenter$61,660
Carpet Installer$60,830
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$64,250
Construction and Building Inspector$75,610
Construction Laborer$56,100
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$59,970
Earth Driller$68,320
Electrician$76,540
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$77,640
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$58,280
Explosives Worker$52,400
Fence Erector$51,410
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$85,350
Floor Layer$52,860
Glazier$62,400
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$47,750
Helper$46,580
Helpers--Brickmason$59,390
Helpers--Carpenter$39,480
Helpers--Electrician$47,230
Helpers--Pipelayer$41,670
Highway Maintenance Worker$58,000
Insulation Worker$49,520
Insulation Worker$85,120
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$63,320
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$75,280
Painter$50,090
Paperhanger$51,500
Paving$69,020
Pipelayer$86,870
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$50,700
Plumber$81,210
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$47,920
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$121,600
Rock Splitter$62,000
Roofer$59,370
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$57,340
Sheet Metal Worker$77,760
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$49,770
Stonemason$82,740
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$92,820
Taper$57,840
Terrazzo Worker and Finisher$57,930
Tile and Stone Setter$62,680

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$73,930
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$48,300
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$56,660
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$48,790
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$54,350
Avionics Technician$65,230
Bicycle Repairer$43,710
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$62,450
Coin$50,050
Computer$47,690
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$76,540
Electric Motor$75,550
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$74,980
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$109,000
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$105,800
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$38,070
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$58,870
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$82,570
Heating$61,710
Helpers--Installation$41,600
Home Appliance Repairer$52,440
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$66,620
Installation$49,100
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$48,360
Maintenance and Repair Worker$55,810
Maintenance Worker$64,310
Mechanical Door Repairer$50,390
Medical Equipment Repairer$62,220
Millwright$82,630
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$65,450
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$56,920
Motorcycle Mechanic$48,190
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$46,540
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$48,140
Radio$57,740
Rail Car Repairer$58,870
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$58,390
Rigger$49,640
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$61,130
Signal and Track Switch Repairer$85,440
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$60,770
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$63,560
Tire Repairer and Changer$39,560

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$50,290
Baker$37,310
Butcher and Meat Cutter$45,980
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$46,790
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$50,870
Chemical Plant and System Operator$62,720
Cleaning$54,290
Coating$49,170
Coil Winder$43,270
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$52,690
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$67,460
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$47,060
Crushing$54,580
Cutter and Trimmer$39,010
Cutting$49,270
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$48,040
Dental Laboratory Technician$47,170
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$49,640
Electrical$45,470
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$54,240
Etcher and Engraver$50,290
Extruding$46,370
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$50,230
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$41,980
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$44,060
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$74,840
Food and Tobacco Roasting$48,560
Food Batchmaker$48,360
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$40,000
Food Processing Worker$40,590
Forging Machine Setter$60,310
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$44,130
Furnace$56,140
Furniture Finisher$43,180
Gas Plant Operator$85,080
Grinding$47,330
Grinding and Polishing Worker$47,790
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$49,100
Helpers--Production Worker$45,100
Inspector$49,610
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$55,830
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$51,020
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$35,700
Layout Worker$60,810
Machinist$59,110
Meat$43,300
Medical Appliance Technician$48,890
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$45,100
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$48,260
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$58,770
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$45,670
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$52,200
Molder$48,030
Molding$44,230
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$47,700
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$42,920
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$46,220
Painting$48,330
Paper Goods Machine Setter$58,050
Patternmaker$52,150
Petroleum Pump System Operator$71,450
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$46,480
Plant and System Operator$62,800
Plating Machine Setter$44,350
Pourer and Caster$47,880
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$83,140
Power Plant Operator$66,080
Prepress Technician and Worker$48,410
Presser$35,500
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$43,400
Printing Press Operator$47,330
Production Worker$42,850
Rolling Machine Setter$51,370
Sawing Machine Setter$44,440
Separating$60,100
Sewing Machine Operator$40,370
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$44,000
Shoe Machine Operator and Tender$37,970
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$37,510
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$61,170
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$56,310
Tailor$43,300
Textile$36,290
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$30,930
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$39,630
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$45,610
Tool and Die Maker$68,120
Tool Grinder$51,240
Upholsterer$47,010
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$63,550
Welder$58,410
Welding$57,640
Woodworker$39,030
Woodworking Machine Setter$44,450

Transportation and material moving

Aircraft Service Attendant$42,000
Airfield Operations Specialist$39,400
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$37,450
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$36,550
Bridge and Lock Tender$57,350
Bus Driver$47,760
Bus Driver$52,660
Captain$74,390
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$35,280
Commercial Pilot$129,900
Conveyor Operator and Tender$39,550
Crane and Tower Operator$67,720
Dredge Operator$54,310
Driver/Sales Worker$27,560
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$64,560
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$58,610
Hoist and Winch Operator$36,560
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$47,720
Laborer and Freight$44,610
Light Truck Driver$45,670
Locomotive Engineer$84,550
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$55,120
Material Moving Worker$35,580
Motor Vehicle Operator$33,970
Packer and Packager$36,010
Parking Attendant$31,270
Passenger Attendant$24,650
Pump Operator$60,320
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$59,690
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$59,810
Sailor and Marine Oiler$48,880
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$34,000
Stocker and Order Filler$35,000
Tank Car$57,250
Taxi Driver$27,820
Traffic Technician$58,940
Transportation Inspector$75,260
Transportation Worker$43,180

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Wisconsin?

About $63,440 a year ($30.50 an hour): the average of the 730 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Wisconsin?

Cardiologist ($636,600), Orthopedic Surgeon ($572,100), Anesthesiologist ($444,000).

What are the most common jobs in Wisconsin?

Home Health and Personal Care Aide (82,430 jobs), Laborer and Freight (70,520 jobs), Registered Nurse (68,060 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.