Green Bay, WI metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Green Bay Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Green Bay, WI metro area
Figures describe the Green Bay, WI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Green Bay city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 419 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $435,420 | $209.34 | 430 |
| 2 | Psychiatrists | $339,680 | $163.31 | 50 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $262,190 | $126.05 | 70 |
| 4 | Nurse Anesthetists | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 80 |
| 5 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 90 |
| 6 | Chief Executives | $222,320 | $106.89 | 390 |
| 7 | Dentists, General | $199,520 | $95.92 | 130 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $148,760 | $71.52 | 490 |
| 9 | Optometrists | $144,840 | $69.64 | 40 |
| 10 | Pharmacists | $141,090 | $67.83 | 300 |
| 11 | Financial Managers | $141,000 | $67.79 | 960 |
| 12 | Human Resources Managers | $135,400 | $65.10 | 220 |
| 13 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $133,410 | $64.14 | 190 |
| 14 | Marketing Managers | $133,210 | $64.04 | 210 |
| 15 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $133,060 | $63.97 | 400 |
| 16 | Physician Assistants | $131,720 | $63.33 | 240 |
| 17 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $130,360 | $62.67 | 50 |
| 18 | Sales Managers | $129,930 | $62.47 | 600 |
| 19 | Computer Network Architects | $128,770 | $61.91 | 120 |
| 20 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,540 | $61.32 | 430 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $124,990 | $60.09 | 90 |
| 22 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $124,960 | $60.08 | 80 |
| 23 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $123,440 | Not published | 200 |
| 24 | Industrial Production Managers | $123,240 | $59.25 | 700 |
| 25 | Personal Financial Advisors | $120,200 | $57.79 | 320 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Green Bay metro area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.