Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southwestern 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 Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $234,670. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $157,700.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$234,670	$202,380	30
2	General Dentists	$157,700	$81,790	110
3	Pharmacists	$131,580	$106,910	230
4	Chief Executives	$130,580	$47,040	200
5	Optometrists	$130,020	$67,240	40
6	Physician Assistants	$129,700	$100,850	100
7	Marketing Managers	$128,150	$73,300	50
8	Psychiatrists	$128,030	$110,280	50
9	Nurse Practitioners	$128,000	$102,040	140
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,820	$89,700	120
11	Sales Managers	$125,960	$52,540	200
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$122,110	$83,080	110
13	Financial Managers	$107,990	$62,070	270
14	Human Resources Managers	$107,820	$82,580	80
15	Engineers, All Other	$106,540	$74,220	50
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,690	$76,480	260
17	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$100,670	$82,210	40
18	General and Operations Managers	$100,520	$53,460	1,150
19	Industrial Production Managers	$100,180	$67,030	390
20	Lawyers	$99,060	$58,000	160
21	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$99,050	$78,410	290
22	Construction Managers	$98,010	$60,890	160
23	Veterinarians	$97,240	$60,440	120
24	Administrative Services Managers	$96,800	$58,080	110
25	Purchasing Managers	$96,570	$78,770	30
26	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$96,210	$67,430	180
27	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$95,890	$49,760	260
28	Facilities Managers	$94,790	$47,370	70
29	Physical Therapists	$94,470	$65,780	230
30	Computer Programmers	$94,130	$55,330	60
31	Software Developers	$84,140	$51,490	180
32	Chiropractors	$83,600	$68,000	110
33	Electrical Engineers	$81,940	$60,430	100
34	Project Management Specialists	$81,780	$50,070	290
35	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$81,500	$61,770	50
36	Computer Network Architects	$81,390	$43,600	60
37	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,270	$59,450	130
38	Power Plant Operators	$81,230	$48,920	50
39	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$80,020	$37,450	160
40	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$79,760	$64,110	40
41	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$79,020	$75,230	50
42	Occupational Therapists	$78,280	$51,530	100
43	Registered Nurses	$78,200	$63,110	2,630
44	Industrial Engineers	$77,690	$58,720	610
45	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$77,480	$61,010	110
46	Mechanical Engineers	$77,430	$57,970	250
47	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$76,010	$50,720	60
48	Civil Engineers	$75,990	$47,850	90
49	Instructional Coordinators	$75,620	$57,360	50
50	Dental Hygienists	$75,510	$66,080	200
51	Budget Analysts	$75,030	$60,200	40
52	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$75,030	$55,150	30
53	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$74,000	$43,930	50
54	Computer Occupations, All Other	$73,940	$52,220	210
55	Social and Community Service Managers	$73,780	$54,930	150
56	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$73,630	$38,870	60
57	Loan Officers	$72,860	$44,720	350
58	Management Analysts	$72,820	$51,490	210
59	Financial Analysts	$72,450	$48,340	50
60	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$72,310	$44,200	90
61	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$72,300	$48,110	60
62	Computer Network Support Specialists	$71,690	$43,740	50
63	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$71,150	$64,750	80
64	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$70,880	$47,550	210
65	Other Financial Specialists	$70,620	$38,780	50
66	Respiratory Therapists	$69,000	$61,680	60
67	Operations Research Analysts	$68,970	$50,910	40
68	Logisticians	$68,410	$45,120	260
69	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$68,000	$35,620	40
70	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$67,790	$43,380	60
71	Bridge and Lock Tenders	$67,350	$50,560	40
72	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$67,320	$47,220	660
73	Personal Financial Advisors	$66,520	$35,980	60
74	Compliance Officers	$66,280	$43,700	120
75	Other Engineering Technicians	$65,670	$36,720	50
76	Web Developers	$65,090	$37,460	100
77	Speech-Language Pathologists	$65,030	$33,280	110
78	Accountants and Auditors	$64,990	$46,080	800
79	All Other Managers	$64,730	$37,910	470
80	Radiologic Technologists	$64,480	$46,910	230
81	Sheet Metal Workers	$64,390	$38,260	130
82	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$63,960	$58,390	50
83	Conservation Scientists	$63,860	$44,720	70
84	Public Relations Specialists	$63,650	$42,670	110
85	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$63,550	$45,180	170
86	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$63,320	$45,510	770
87	Other Business Operations Specialists	$63,160	$43,380	570
88	Insurance Sales Agents	$63,130	$36,420	190
89	School Psychologists	$62,980	$33,370	90
90	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$62,540	$36,270	80
91	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,370	$41,600	740
92	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,290	$40,040	920
93	Electricians	$62,250	$38,100	310
94	Human Resources Specialists	$62,230	$41,140	660
95	Interpreters and Translators	$62,070	$35,370	30
96	Construction and Building Inspectors	$62,040	$43,710	40
97	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$61,980	$44,040	50
98	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$61,840	$44,390	50
99	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$61,670	$48,360	60
100	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$61,580	$34,320	420

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$160,110
2	Physician Assistants	$130,070
3	Pharmacists	$127,790
4	Chief Executives	$127,170
5	Nurse Practitioners	$126,050
6	Sales Managers	$124,060
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,180
8	Psychiatrists	$122,890
9	Financial Managers	$118,990
10	Engineers, All Other	$101,340

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$130,020
2	Physician Assistants	$128,910
3	Financial Managers	$124,940
4	Nurse Practitioners	$123,100
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$118,150
6	Psychiatrists	$116,670
7	Sales Managers	$116,660
8	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$115,470
9	Human Resources Managers	$114,800
10	Chief Executives	$108,400

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$129,490
2	Pharmacists	$128,420
3	Nurse Practitioners	$124,860
4	Financial Managers	$124,290
5	Physician Assistants	$122,670
6	Optometrists	$120,480
7	Psychiatrists	$116,790
8	Chief Executives	$112,690
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$111,960
10	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$110,000

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