Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $231,390. The second highest-paying jobs are those of ophthalmologist except pediatric, with an average salary of $225,230.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$231,390	$199,590	240
2	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$225,230	$181,990	50
3	General Pediatricians	$218,700	$172,060	150
4	Chief Executives	$207,060	$109,340	1,340
5	All Other Physicians	$179,390	$63,810	3,780
6	Physicists	$165,660	$80,320	60
7	General Dentists	$162,510	$121,140	770
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$162,360	$35,010	750
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$139,340	$100,780	1,810
10	Pharmacists	$138,490	$52,310	1,780
11	Psychiatrists	$138,220	$101,870	140
12	Optometrists	$135,240	$76,110	250
13	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$134,360	$78,980	80
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,570	$98,760	1,400
15	Financial Managers	$132,450	$83,360	3,150
16	Sales Managers	$131,620	$57,310	1,830
17	Podiatrists	$131,560	$62,680	60
18	Marketing Managers	$130,520	$82,980	790
19	Actuaries	$130,510	$75,130	480
20	Lawyers	$129,750	$59,220	4,000
21	Commercial Pilots	$129,420	$41,380	140
22	Human Resources Managers	$128,360	$94,990	920
23	Training and Development Managers	$126,820	$77,230	150
24	Database Architects	$125,820	$84,890	140
25	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$125,790	$80,080	500
26	Medical and Health Services Managers	$124,070	$80,130	1,550
27	General and Operations Managers	$123,100	$60,570	9,060
28	Physician Assistants	$120,940	$85,660	1,150
29	Nurse Midwives	$120,710	$79,630	80
30	Nurse Practitioners	$120,700	$103,120	1,630
31	All Other Managers	$118,230	$65,210	2,380
32	Other Psychologists	$114,940	$37,240	80
33	Fundraising Managers	$112,340	$79,890	120
34	Real Estate Brokers	$111,960	$52,430	140
35	Purchasing Managers	$110,460	$84,990	430
36	Administrative Services Managers	$109,490	$69,160	1,350
37	Computer Network Architects	$108,820	$68,240	890
38	Information Security Analysts	$108,110	$66,500	910
39	Natural Sciences Managers	$107,700	$71,440	140
40	Industrial Production Managers	$106,130	$78,190	1,910
41	Facilities Managers	$105,390	$53,550	420
42	Public Relations Managers	$105,230	$72,870	170
43	Software Developers	$105,210	$64,710	6,520
44	Biomedical Engineers	$105,050	$79,410	140
45	Power Plant Operators	$104,620	$59,750	180
46	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$104,310	$77,260	1,000
47	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$104,210	$60,960	50
48	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$104,000	$50,120	70
49	Database Administrators	$103,740	$54,910	350
50	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$103,680	$87,900	350
51	Personal Financial Advisors	$103,260	$49,030	2,610
52	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$103,220	$65,630	200
53	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$103,050	$54,410	2,870
54	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$102,450	$67,760	400
55	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$101,960	$75,980	440
56	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$101,670	$65,180	470
57	Engineers, All Other	$101,570	$64,330	320
58	Management Analysts	$101,490	$59,570	4,040
59	Data Scientists	$100,490	$58,530	930
60	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,450	$51,690	890
61	Acupuncturists	$100,440	$39,310	40
62	Construction Managers	$100,350	$62,670	1,400
63	Veterinarians	$100,010	$61,840	540
64	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$99,590	$55,220	110
65	Electrical Engineers	$98,710	$69,410	1,960
66	Financial Risk Specialists	$98,440	$59,860	230
67	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$98,210	$70,490	70
68	Computer Hardware Engineers	$97,600	$93,840	240
69	Chemical Engineers	$97,420	$66,950	110
70	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$97,230	$46,530	2,980
71	Project Management Specialists	$96,360	$60,600	5,520
72	Food Scientists and Technologists	$95,530	$63,690	110
73	Sales Engineers	$95,280	$62,240	380
74	Physical Therapists	$95,080	$69,380	1,670
75	Computer Programmers	$94,280	$60,070	690
76	Computer Systems Analysts	$94,220	$57,440	3,000
77	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$93,180	$68,810	90
78	Art Directors	$92,900	$55,740	230
79	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$89,380	$73,110	40
80	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$89,340	$58,760	490
81	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$88,860	$57,310	2,550
82	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$88,380	$71,430	70
83	Riggers	$85,690	$42,210	40
84	Financial Analysts	$85,620	$51,100	2,040
85	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$85,520	$50,430	200
86	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$85,100	$60,220	60
87	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$84,400	$51,330	90
88	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$83,820	$66,340	210
89	Surgical Assistants	$83,580	$64,600	100
90	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$83,320	$47,060	670
91	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$83,220	$58,740	670
92	Financial Examiners	$83,060	$60,220	450
93	Materials Engineers	$82,890	$63,150	90
94	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$82,850	$57,140	50
95	Audiologists	$82,790	$67,470	60
96	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$82,730	$54,080	320
97	Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,660	$60,180	990
98	Mechanical Engineers	$82,630	$62,800	3,070
99	Occupational Therapists	$82,170	$63,730	1,060
100	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$81,820	$59,640	40

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$170,310
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,450
3	Financial Managers	$131,710
4	Podiatrists	$131,560
5	Pharmacists	$130,610
6	Lawyers	$129,460
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,890
8	Optometrists	$128,470
9	Marketing Managers	$127,690
10	Training and Development Managers	$127,200

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$180,780
2	Podiatrists	$174,600
3	Psychiatrists	$169,260
4	Sales Engineers	$140,380
5	Sales Managers	$139,520
6	Financial Managers	$137,240
7	General and Operations Managers	$134,660
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,350
9	Pharmacists	$129,830
10	Marketing Managers	$128,580

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$201,560
2	Podiatrists	$197,600
3	General Dentists	$185,710
4	Chief Executives	$185,130
5	Psychiatrists	$165,670
6	Sales Managers	$137,010
7	Pharmacists	$134,550
8	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$133,540
9	Financial Managers	$132,430
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,270

Also see The most popular jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI.

Also see The most popular jobs in Wisconsin, The top paying jobs in Wisconsin.