Here are the 100 Highest-Paying Jobs in Wisconsin

WISCONSIN -- Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

Researchers at Zippia, a career expert site, had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in Wisconsin.
After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Zippia discovered that Surgeons are the highest paid people in Wisconsin.

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 7 on the list of highest paid professions in Wisconsin. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.
Zippia looked at the BLS’s data set for all 717 job classifications in Wisconsin in order to identify those that get paid the most.

1. Surgeons Avg. Salary: $245,940 Tot. Workers: 640
2. Internists, General Avg. Salary: $227,440 Tot. Workers: 410
3. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other Avg. Salary: $225,790 Tot. Workers: 5,420
4. Family and General Practitioners Avg. Salary: $218,480 Tot. Workers: 3,450
5. Psychiatrists Avg. Salary: $208,550 Tot. Workers: 330
6. Nurse Anesthetists Avg. Salary: $207,220 Tot. Workers: 490
7. Dentists, General Avg. Salary: $203,570 Tot. Workers: 2,010
8. Dentists, All Other Specialists Avg. Salary: $203,360 Tot. Workers: 100
9. Pediatricians, General Avg. Salary: $195,650 Tot. Workers: 160
10. Podiatrists Avg. Salary: $190,440 Tot. Workers: 110
11. Chief Executives Avg. Salary: $149,220 Tot. Workers: 3,390
12. Pharmacists Avg. Salary: $122,020 Tot. Workers: 5,440
13. Financial Managers Avg. Salary: $118,780 Tot. Workers: 8,910
14. Life Scientists, All Other Avg. Salary: $118,490 Tot. Workers: 40
15. Sales Managers Avg. Salary: $117,150 Tot. Workers: 6,000
16. Architectural and Engineering Managers Avg. Salary: $114,780 Tot. Workers: 3,560
17. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $113,720 Tot. Workers: 5,400
18. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $112,990 Tot. Workers: 250
19. Marketing Managers Avg. Salary: $112,580 Tot. Workers: 3,160
20. Computer and Information Systems Managers Avg. Salary: $112,330 Tot. Workers: 6,070
21. General and Operations Managers Avg. Salary: $109,730 Tot. Workers: 34,230
22. Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Avg. Salary: $108,710 Tot. Workers: 90
23. Actuaries Avg. Salary: $107,590 Tot. Workers: 590
24. Aerospace Engineers Avg. Salary: $107,140 Tot. Workers: 80
25. Industrial Production Managers Avg. Salary: $106,930 Tot. Workers: 6,100
26. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $105,160 Tot. Workers: 610
27. Law Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $104,900 Tot. Workers: 150
28. Optometrists Avg. Salary: $104,580 Tot. Workers: 520
29. Air Traffic Controllers Avg. Salary: $103,260 Tot. Workers: 160
30. Construction Managers Avg. Salary: $102,190 Tot. Workers: 3,040
31. Education Administrators, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $102,190 Tot. Workers: 3,420
32. Lawyers Avg. Salary: $101,990 Tot. Workers: 7,650
33. Natural Sciences Managers Avg. Salary: $101,610 Tot. Workers: 480
34. Physicists Avg. Salary: $101,430 Tot. Workers: 300
35. Advertising and Promotions Managers Avg. Salary: $100,580 Tot. Workers: 280
36. Human Resources Managers Avg. Salary: $99,460 Tot. Workers: 2,640
37. Compensation and Benefits Managers Avg. Salary: $98,690 Tot. Workers: 440
38. Real Estate Brokers Avg. Salary: $98,220 Tot. Workers: 320
39. Training and Development Managers Avg. Salary: $97,950 Tot. Workers: 670
40. Purchasing Managers Avg. Salary: $97,330 Tot. Workers: 1,330
41. Public Relations and Fundraising Managers Avg. Salary: $96,740 Tot. Workers: 900
42. Sales Engineers Avg. Salary: $96,710 Tot. Workers: 1,260
43. Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School Avg. Salary: $96,660 Tot. Workers: 4,400
44. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Avg. Salary: $95,300 Tot. Workers: 2,380
45. Nurse Practitioners Avg. Salary: $94,660 Tot. Workers: 2,190
46. Funeral Service Managers Avg. Salary: $93,970 Tot. Workers: 60
47. Administrative Services Managers Avg. Salary: $93,670 Tot. Workers: 5,110
48. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Avg. Salary: $93,380 Tot. Workers: 70
49. Physician Assistants Avg. Salary: $92,910 Tot. Workers: 1,630
50. Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $92,230 Tot. Workers: 60
51. Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $91,560 Tot. Workers: 250
52. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Avg. Salary: $91,260 Tot. Workers: 130
53. Personal Financial Advisors Avg. Salary: $91,060 Tot. Workers: 4,080
54. Veterinarians Avg. Salary: $90,340 Tot. Workers: 1,620
55. Computer Network Architects Avg. Salary: $90,290 Tot. Workers: 2,370
56. Medical and Health Services Managers Avg. Salary: $90,230 Tot. Workers: 7,360
57. Materials Scientists Avg. Salary: $88,900 Tot. Workers: 70
58. Chemical Engineers Avg. Salary: $88,660 Tot. Workers: 620
59. Gas Plant Operators Avg. Salary: $88,200 Tot. Workers: 100
60. Psychologists, All Other Avg. Salary: $88,120 Tot. Workers: 140
61. Art Directors Avg. Salary: $87,400 Tot. Workers: 520
62. Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $87,380 Tot. Workers: 500
63. Managers, All Other Avg. Salary: $87,260 Tot. Workers: 8,910
64. Software Developers, Systems Software Avg. Salary: $85,730 Tot. Workers: 3,320
65. Business Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $85,300 Tot. Workers: 1,700
66. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $84,260 Tot. Workers: 550
67. Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $84,040 Tot. Workers: 390
68. Software Developers, Applications Avg. Salary: $83,680 Tot. Workers: 11,110
69. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Avg. Salary: $83,490 Tot. Workers: 1,450
70. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Avg. Salary: $83,480 Tot. Workers: 4,020
71. Electrical Engineers Avg. Salary: $83,080 Tot. Workers: 4,540
72. First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers Avg. Salary: $82,900 Tot. Workers: 5,730
73. Atmospheric and Space Scientists Avg. Salary: $82,640 Tot. Workers: 90
74. Radiation Therapists Avg. Salary: $82,210 Tot. Workers: 330
75. Agricultural Engineers Avg. Salary: $82,190 Tot. Workers: 60
76. Engineers, All Other Avg. Salary: $82,070 Tot. Workers: 2,010
77. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Avg. Salary: $81,150 Tot. Workers: 4,850
78. Power Distributors and Dispatchers Avg. Salary: $81,150 Tot. Workers: 50
79. Audiologists Avg. Salary: $79,470 Tot. Workers: 140
80. Education Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $79,380 Tot. Workers: 1,500
81. Biomedical Engineers Avg. Salary: $79,240 Tot. Workers: 250
82. Computer Systems Analysts Avg. Salary: $79,200 Tot. Workers: 14,010
83. Management Analysts Avg. Salary: $78,490 Tot. Workers: 8,500
84. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $77,550 Tot. Workers: 920
85. Financial Analysts Avg. Salary: $77,430 Tot. Workers: 4,360
86. History Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $77,410 Tot. Workers: 430
87. Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Avg. Salary: $77,380 Tot. Workers: 1,980
88. Environmental Engineers Avg. Salary: $77,240 Tot. Workers: 700
89. Physical Therapists Avg. Salary: $77,150 Tot. Workers: 4,360
90. Materials Engineers Avg. Salary: $76,870 Tot. Workers: 570
91. Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other Avg. Salary: $76,830 Tot. Workers: 580
92. Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $76,790 Tot. Workers: 260
93. Elevator Installers and Repairers Avg. Salary: $76,770 Tot. Workers: 380
94. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Avg. Salary: $76,680 Tot. Workers: 250
95. Insurance Sales Agents Avg. Salary: $76,500 Tot. Workers: 7,460
96. Chiropractors Avg. Salary: $76,230 Tot. Workers: 1,190
97. Financial Examiners Avg. Salary: $76,200 Tot. Workers: 1,120
98. Statisticians Avg. Salary: $75,790 Tot. Workers: 290
99. Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Avg. Salary: $75,770 Tot. Workers: 3,280
100. Information Security Analysts Avg. Salary: $75,740 Tot. Workers: 1,410