Top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, 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 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $207,000. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $174,150.

All of the shown salary and employment information for South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 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 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$207,000	$32,780	80
2	General Dentists	$174,150	$119,050	170
3	Chief Executives	$131,770	$74,480	360
4	Optometrists	$131,320	$65,710	50
5	Pharmacists	$130,850	$98,350	300
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$124,990	$96,030	240
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,360	$86,920	160
8	Marketing Managers	$122,040	$73,300	80
9	Physician Assistants	$121,620	$63,450	110
10	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$120,890	$59,820	30
11	Sales Managers	$117,890	$52,540	290
12	Financial Managers	$115,300	$79,030	450
13	Nurse Practitioners	$112,320	$96,210	200
14	Human Resources Managers	$110,010	$79,080	140
15	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$104,310	$60,380	90
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,030	$80,700	320
17	Industrial Production Managers	$102,060	$75,590	600
18	Purchasing Managers	$101,550	$67,500	60
19	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$99,950	$58,190	370
20	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$99,840	$79,230	350
21	General and Operations Managers	$98,950	$49,980	1,890
22	Construction Managers	$98,280	$59,370	370
23	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$97,870	$63,440	210
24	Lawyers	$96,840	$49,070	200
25	Administrative Services Managers	$96,810	$63,220	180
26	Facilities Managers	$96,730	$62,110	110
27	Physical Therapists	$95,770	$73,370	230
28	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$94,640	$54,380	30
29	Veterinarians	$94,510	$60,440	210
30	Software Developers	$90,370	$51,660	310
31	Instructional Coordinators	$89,360	$47,990	90
32	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$88,840	$60,920	80
33	Sales Engineers	$88,390	$54,400	70
34	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$86,450	$63,840	100
35	Real Estate Brokers	$86,250	$48,710	60
36	Computer Network Architects	$85,550	$51,480	70
37	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$85,330	$48,750	160
38	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$85,000	$40,370	70
39	Data Scientists	$84,950	$53,200	30
40	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,800	$78,030	40
41	Electrical Engineers	$82,480	$60,680	230
42	Information Security Analysts	$82,440	$48,980	40
43	Mechanical Engineers	$82,100	$60,570	690
44	Mechanical Insulation Workers	$81,920	$52,940	150
45	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$81,340	$63,740	60
46	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,300	$56,220	190
47	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$80,820	$73,400	50
48	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$80,810	$48,500	40
49	Computer Programmers	$80,370	$51,180	60
50	Engineers, All Other	$80,030	$48,830	40
51	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$79,740	$49,210	100
52	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$79,530	$68,600	180
53	Project Management Specialists	$79,360	$47,920	580
54	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$78,870	$56,650	50
55	Food Scientists and Technologists	$78,800	$54,930	80
56	Financial Analysts	$78,620	$50,580	90
57	Social and Community Service Managers	$78,320	$51,160	230
58	Industrial Engineers	$78,130	$58,650	850
59	Registered Nurses	$77,580	$62,330	2,920
60	Urban and Regional Planners	$77,480	$47,490	60
61	Civil Engineers	$77,300	$52,000	220
62	Management Analysts	$76,980	$53,060	280
63	Environmental Engineers	$76,260	$59,020	30
64	Occupational Therapists	$75,980	$52,520	170
65	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$75,340	$56,490	50
66	Dental Hygienists	$75,300	$64,590	320
67	Speech-Language Pathologists	$73,820	$57,010	180
68	All Other Managers	$73,370	$40,890	560
69	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$73,340	$66,120	120
70	Logisticians	$73,100	$42,670	180
71	Materials Engineers	$73,100	$56,690	40
72	Operations Research Analysts	$72,850	$47,360	30
73	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$72,850	$42,270	70
74	Pipelayers	$72,710	$58,850	90
75	Compliance Officers	$72,600	$47,100	350
76	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$72,410	$58,940	80
77	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$72,310	$48,140	140
78	Personal Financial Advisors	$72,180	$36,600	180
79	Loan Officers	$71,370	$41,500	330
80	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$70,670	$46,400	330
81	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$69,730	$40,860	70
82	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$67,710	$42,850	60
83	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$67,330	$46,690	70
84	Accountants and Auditors	$67,160	$45,800	1,330
85	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$66,920	$66,920	120
86	Animal Scientists	$66,340	$39,550	50
87	Respiratory Therapists	$66,180	$57,420	90
88	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$65,680	$48,830	50
89	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$65,580	$52,520	50
90	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$65,280	$33,160	110
91	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$65,180	$40,680	50
92	Computer Occupations, All Other	$64,880	$44,090	130
93	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$64,820	$52,360	50
94	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$64,760	$43,410	1,070
95	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$64,690	$47,040	1,190
96	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$64,530	$45,950	990
97	Radiologic Technologists	$64,210	$46,910	250
98	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$64,070	$46,460	1,150
99	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$63,600	$51,010	30
100	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$63,410	$45,370	160

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$164,070
2	Pharmacists	$127,450
3	Chief Executives	$127,170
4	Sales Managers	$123,380
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$122,260
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,900
7	Physician Assistants	$119,510
8	Optometrists	$118,800
9	Financial Managers	$109,290
10	Marketing Managers	$106,350

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$172,750
2	Pharmacists	$127,780
3	Training and Development Managers	$125,640
4	Financial Managers	$124,520
5	Sales Managers	$122,880
6	Optometrists	$120,070
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$118,620
8	Marketing Managers	$115,640
9	Chief Executives	$113,160
10	Nurse Practitioners	$109,470

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$125,250
2	Financial Managers	$119,190
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$118,590
4	Sales Managers	$117,160
5	Optometrists	$114,830
6	Nurse Practitioners	$113,690
7	Physician Assistants	$106,410
8	Chief Executives	$104,840
9	Engineers, All Other	$100,780
10	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,700

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