The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Wisconsin For 2026

Curious about the highest salaries in Wisconsin? You might be surprised to learn how much certain professions earn, especially those in fields like healthcare and technology.

Our team at Zippia was eager to uncover the top-paying professions in Wisconsin. If you share our passion for data-driven insights, you’re in the right place!

After a detailed analysis, we found that Consultants and Sales Representatives lead the pack as the highest earners in Wisconsin.

Here’s a snapshot of the top ten highest paying jobs in Wisconsin:

How We Determined the Highest Paid Jobs in Wisconsin for 2026

Our salary estimates are based on comprehensive data from publicly available sources like the latest data released in March 2026 from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), and Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Our data science team enhances this information by continuously analyzing millions of job postings daily to identify reported salaries. We then align these salaries with corresponding companies, locations, and job titles from various datasets. Finally, we calculate a weighted average to produce estimated salaries for each job title in Wisconsin.

Overall, our analysis covered salary data for 500 jobs in Wisconsin to pinpoint the highest earners.

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Wisconsin

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Consultant And Sales Representative	$228,202	$181,000	1,707
2	Staff Physician	$199,359	$143,000	1,039
3	Operator And Truck Driver	$197,274	$138,000	5,219
4	Vice President, Field Operations	$196,094	$138,000	1,179
5	Primary Care Physician	$194,322	$137,000	1,322
6	Acute Care Physician	$185,718	$130,000	1,308
7	President And General Manager	$184,086	$128,000	1,700
8	Director, Product Engineering	$184,080	$137,000	1,222
9	Executive Vice President Marketing	$181,860	$123,000	1,135
10	Executive Vice President Of Operations	$178,670	$121,000	1,467
11	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer	$177,376	$124,000	1,053
12	President/chief Executive Officer	$175,839	$117,000	1,264
13	Vice President-Project Management	$171,544	$118,000	1,328
14	Pain Management Physician	$170,973	$110,000	1,099
15	Vice President Of Operations And Engineering	$170,797	$123,000	1,295
16	Public Health Physician	$168,676	$108,000	1,276
17	Executive Director, Information Technology	$168,666	$115,000	1,052
18	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist	$167,485	$113,000	2,850
19	Vice President, Operations And Finance	$166,575	$116,000	1,527
20	Vice President Of Sales & Operations	$162,937	$113,000	1,097
21	Owner/operator	$161,699	$112,000	3,489
22	Vice President, Product Management	$160,449	$113,000	1,384
23	President & Chief Technology Officer	$160,317	$109,000	1,200
24	Vice President & General Manager	$158,658	$106,000	1,343
25	Vice President Product Development	$156,715	$105,000	1,472
26	Engineering Production Operations Director	$154,971	$104,000	1,937
27	Senior Product Engineering Manager	$151,285	$104,000	1,317
28	Senior Manager Engineering And Operations	$150,862	$116,000	1,201
29	Vice President, Marketing & Development	$149,645	$97,000	1,232
30	Vice President, Business Operations	$149,498	$101,000	1,551
31	Chief Executive Officer/chief Technology Officer	$149,096	$104,000	1,429
32	Senior Director Of Business Development	$147,607	$105,000	1,442
33	Family Practitioner	$146,425	$87,000	2,782
34	Director Of Account Management	$145,317	$99,000	1,345
35	Business Program Manager	$143,843	$105,000	1,801
36	Clinical Physician Assistant	$143,652	$90,000	3,557
37	Senior Director, Product Management	$143,120	$106,000	1,395
38	Nurse Anesthetist	$141,998	$88,000	1,999
39	Senior Director, Product Marketing	$141,996	$103,000	1,255
40	Director Of Manufacturing Operations	$141,970	$104,000	1,172
41	Vice President, Business Development	$141,770	$91,000	1,385
42	New Product Development Manager	$140,642	$96,000	1,276
43	Vice President Of Software Engineering	$140,352	$100,000	1,279
44	Senior Director Of Product Development	$140,178	$92,000	1,427
45	Emergency Medicine Specialist	$138,990	$81,000	2,926
46	Vice President Of Research And Development	$138,705	$95,000	1,020
47	Director Of Software Development	$137,800	$98,000	1,353
48	Partner Development Manager	$137,500	$107,000	1,083
49	Business Solutions Manager	$137,033	$100,000	1,319
50	Public Health Dentist	$136,923	$82,000	3,399
51	Project Executive	$136,863	$89,000	1,230
52	Director, Product Marketing	$136,250	$94,000	1,292
53	Manager Of Business Consulting	$136,061	$99,000	1,680
54	Director Of Global Business Development	$135,836	$94,000	1,346
55	Director Of Product Development	$135,812	$98,000	1,456
56	Executive Director Of Operations	$134,541	$89,000	1,364
57	Senior Operations Manager	$134,318	$97,000	1,027
58	Principal Product Manager	$133,597	$100,000	1,138
59	Sales Officer	$132,463	$92,000	1,234
60	Chief Executive Officer	$132,226	$79,000	1,176
61	Senior Program Management Consultant	$131,820	$101,000	1,324
62	Retail Pharmacist	$131,147	$98,000	1,446
63	Director Of Technical Operations	$130,898	$90,000	1,336
64	Information Security Officer	$130,764	$89,000	1,196
65	Director Of Sales And Operations	$130,724	$94,000	1,023
66	Director Program Management	$129,451	$94,000	1,061
67	Founder And Chief Executive Officer	$129,294	$80,000	1,108
68	Director, Business Development And Strategy	$129,187	$89,000	1,391
69	Senior Process Manager	$129,121	$94,000	1,631
70	Staff Pharmacist	$129,032	$97,000	1,048
71	Senior Product Line Manager	$128,983	$94,000	1,073
72	Customer Service Director	$128,964	$91,000	1,976
73	General Manager/director	$128,566	$86,000	1,755
74	Director Of Software Quality Assurance	$128,528	$87,000	1,369
75	Director Of User Experience	$128,517	$87,000	3,170
76	Chief Finance And Operating Officer	$128,299	$77,000	1,508
77	Research And Development Program Manager	$127,792	$93,000	1,406
78	Executive Director, Marketing	$127,642	$83,000	1,090
79	Global Product Marketing Manager	$127,619	$92,000	1,237
80	Senior Manager, Product Management	$127,258	$98,000	1,411
81	Director Of New Product Development	$127,255	$85,000	1,508
82	General Sales Manager	$127,124	$78,000	1,605
83	Vice President-Program Management	$127,070	$82,000	1,157
84	Territory Sales Executive	$127,055	$83,000	1,126
85	Project Manager/consultant Management	$126,720	$92,000	1,632
86	Senior Management Consultant	$126,619	$85,000	1,091
87	Chief Technology Officer	$126,605	$81,000	1,082
88	Director Of Quality & Engineering	$126,393	$91,000	1,095
89	Director Of Information Technology Security	$126,059	$85,000	1,025
90	Business Process Manager	$125,537	$88,000	1,661
91	Business Unit Director	$125,487	$86,000	1,077
92	Senior Product Marketing Manager	$125,236	$94,000	1,213
93	Deputy Chief Information Officer	$124,898	$89,000	1,053
94	Customer Operations Manager	$124,679	$95,000	1,165
95	Senior Business Manager	$124,332	$89,000	1,286
96	Director Of Business Systems	$124,130	$96,000	1,320
97	Director Of Information Management	$124,088	$86,000	1,058
98	Health Information Management Director	$123,585	$92,000	1,497
99	Technology Development Manager	$123,296	$94,000	1,169
100	Data Center Operations Manager	$123,238	$91,000	1,676

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2026. This marks our sixth annual ranking of the highest paying jobs in Wisconsin.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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