Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $193,190. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $165,450.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Appleton, WI has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Appleton, WI in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$193,190	$67,100	140
2	General Dentists	$165,450	$107,760	90
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,250	$94,980	190
4	Pharmacists	$132,800	$92,960	150
5	Financial Managers	$129,050	$75,670	360
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,950	$95,080	220
7	Optometrists	$128,020	$66,100	40
8	Sales Managers	$126,580	$61,100	240
9	Physician Assistants	$125,260	$71,180	80
10	Human Resources Managers	$119,620	$83,270	100
11	Marketing Managers	$118,180	$84,380	100
12	General and Operations Managers	$112,000	$56,980	1,410
13	Nurse Practitioners	$110,750	$99,550	190
14	Information Security Analysts	$107,630	$50,990	60
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,510	$78,200	140
16	Facilities Managers	$106,400	$64,910	60
17	Purchasing Managers	$104,450	$83,280	60
18	Administrative Services Managers	$104,290	$60,950	160
19	Industrial Production Managers	$103,320	$76,980	360
20	Lawyers	$102,990	$60,930	230
21	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$102,630	$78,740	140
22	Computer Network Architects	$100,670	$62,570	70
23	Engineers, All Other	$100,560	$64,330	60
24	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$99,820	$69,120	60
25	All Other Managers	$99,420	$51,400	240
26	Software Developers	$99,210	$66,000	600
27	Veterinarians	$98,490	$76,630	90
28	Project Management Specialists	$97,130	$56,020	800
29	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$97,130	$48,800	400
30	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$96,890	$50,530	110
31	Construction Managers	$96,890	$63,140	370
32	Electrical Engineers	$95,410	$64,320	190
33	Sales Engineers	$95,340	$64,220	70
34	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$94,830	$57,530	90
35	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$94,600	$81,120	50
36	Actuaries	$92,300	$37,750	30
37	Mechanical Engineers	$91,260	$62,360	530
38	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$90,390	$56,370	40
39	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$89,230	$48,960	50
40	Computer Systems Analysts	$89,100	$58,170	220
41	Physical Therapists	$88,070	$62,110	190
42	Occupational Therapists	$84,700	$61,690	140
43	Computer Occupations, All Other	$83,650	$48,470	160
44	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$83,610	$58,810	110
45	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$81,940	$54,660	980
46	Civil Engineers	$81,520	$60,830	200
47	Management Analysts	$81,210	$55,340	260
48	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$80,890	$47,530	90
49	Personal Financial Advisors	$80,200	$46,040	240
50	Data Scientists	$80,150	$56,640	90
51	Chiropractors	$79,900	$42,840	70
52	Computer Programmers	$79,860	$52,210	70
53	Dental Hygienists	$79,110	$65,690	310
54	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$78,270	$78,270	190
55	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$78,210	$61,430	220
56	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$78,210	$50,380	70
57	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$78,160	$44,800	690
58	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$77,800	$54,290	30
59	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$77,660	$51,050	280
60	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$77,290	$68,080	60
61	Industrial Engineers	$77,100	$56,670	570
62	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$76,810	$49,920	620
63	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$76,490	$46,350	60
64	Registered Nurses	$76,270	$64,100	2,070
65	Financial Analysts	$74,940	$48,360	170
66	Accountants and Auditors	$74,890	$51,480	1,060
67	Sheet Metal Workers	$74,740	$47,380	330
68	School Psychologists	$73,460	$50,910	60
69	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$73,210	$46,910	50
70	Social and Community Service Managers	$72,840	$46,520	110
71	Electricians	$71,670	$40,040	640
72	Instructional Coordinators	$71,530	$46,600	70
73	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$70,530	$54,250	360
74	Loan Officers	$70,240	$46,780	260
75	Other Therapists	$68,580	$49,340	60
76	Speech-Language Pathologists	$68,490	$50,570	110
77	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$67,190	$48,510	620
78	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$66,840	$41,920	100
79	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$66,770	$46,800	1,250
80	Insurance Underwriters	$66,640	$50,320	110
81	Respiratory Therapists	$65,950	$52,340	70
82	Construction and Building Inspectors	$65,460	$48,950	50
83	Cost Estimators	$65,170	$46,780	270
84	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$64,990	$38,460	1,630
85	Compliance Officers	$64,760	$36,440	150
86	Surveyors	$64,570	$48,760	40
87	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$64,330	$43,200	30
88	Millwrights	$64,230	$48,830	60
89	Credit Analysts	$64,100	$50,470	50
90	Producers and Directors	$63,880	$46,410	30
91	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$63,760	$38,360	40
92	Computer Network Support Specialists	$63,750	$46,360	70
93	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$63,670	$33,430	50
94	Logisticians	$63,630	$43,650	190
95	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$63,170	$46,530	60
96	Civil Engineering Technicians	$63,070	$39,140	50
97	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$62,950	$45,720	100
98	Operations Research Analysts	$62,780	$60,520	100
99	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,780	$40,440	970
100	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$62,550	$43,510	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$167,030
2	Chief Executives	$164,930
3	Pharmacists	$130,070
4	Financial Managers	$127,690
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,870
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,500
7	Optometrists	$125,360
8	Physician Assistants	$125,320
9	Human Resources Managers	$119,860
10	General and Operations Managers	$119,450

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$169,960
2	Pharmacists	$145,570
3	Sales Managers	$136,090
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,240
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,030
6	Financial Managers	$124,940
7	Human Resources Managers	$123,910
8	Physician Assistants	$111,990
9	General and Operations Managers	$109,130
10	Marketing Managers	$108,950

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$199,610
2	Pharmacists	$143,900
3	Chief Executives	$142,790
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,450
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,280
6	Marketing Managers	$117,660
7	Human Resources Managers	$115,960
8	Industrial Production Managers	$113,280
9	Financial Managers	$112,360
10	Physician Assistants	$110,890

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