South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. 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 421 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $363,550 | $174.79 | 270 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $311,380 | $149.70 | 40 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $306,160 | $147.19 | 90 |
| 4 | Nurse Anesthetists | $279,280 | $134.27 | 80 |
| 5 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 40 |
| 6 | Dentists, General | $223,220 | $107.32 | 170 |
| 7 | Chief Executives | $165,550 | $79.59 | 410 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $145,310 | $69.86 | 290 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $140,690 | $67.64 | 220 |
| 10 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $137,660 | $66.18 | 50 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $133,440 | $64.16 | 250 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $131,660 | $63.30 | 160 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $129,980 | $62.49 | 160 |
| 14 | Nurse Practitioners | $129,590 | $62.30 | 240 |
| 15 | Financial Managers | $126,600 | $60.86 | 730 |
| 16 | Optometrists | $125,050 | $60.12 | 50 |
| 17 | Sales Managers | $124,690 | $59.95 | 620 |
| 18 | Purchasing Managers | $123,750 | $59.50 | 80 |
| 19 | Human Resources Managers | $123,360 | $59.31 | 200 |
| 20 | Data Scientists | $115,910 | $55.73 | 100 |
| 21 | Construction Managers | $115,160 | $55.37 | 360 |
| 22 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $114,400 | $55.00 | 50 |
| 23 | Industrial Production Managers | $112,830 | $54.25 | 930 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $110,610 | $53.18 | 70 |
| 25 | Natural Sciences Managers | $109,310 | $52.55 | 30 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan 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.