Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 5500001 · Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #379/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 236 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $401K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Erie, PA
- BOOK-MOST 233 rows · May 2025
Read with Erie, PA (+$49 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Northwestern Wisconsin nonm…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers and Chief Executives lead published employment inside Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 520 jobs · $98,070
- 2. Chief Executives 160 jobs · $149,530
- 3. Industrial Production Managers 160 jobs · $101,850
- 4. Financial Managers 140 jobs · $125,990
- 5. Medical and Health Services Managers 110 jobs · $113,110
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 100 jobs · $127,400
- 7. Sales Managers 100 jobs · $125,650
- 8. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 100 jobs · $103,050
- 9. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 100 jobs · $100,890
- 10. Physicians, All Other 90 jobs · $400,870
- 11. Lawyers 80 jobs · $107,970
- 12. Pharmacists 70 jobs · $149,310
- 13. Physical Therapists 70 jobs · $108,450
- 14. Dentists, General 50 jobs · $206,030
- 15. Software Developers 50 jobs · $106,820
- 16. Management Analysts 50 jobs · $100,250
- 17. Physician Assistants 40 jobs · $129,990
- 18. Marketing Managers 40 jobs · $127,460
Occupations Tracked
236
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,214
employment-weighted, 233 complete rows
Top Salary
$400,870
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General and Operations Managers | $98,070 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $149,530 |
| 3 | Industrial Production Managers | $101,850 |
| 4 | Financial Managers | $125,990 |
| 5 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $113,110 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,400 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $125,650 |
| 8 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $103,050 |
| 9 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $100,890 |
| 10 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $400,870 |
| 11 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $107,970 |
| 12 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $149,310 |
| 13 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,450 |
| 14 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $206,030 |
| 15 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $106,820 |
| 16 | Management Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,250 |
| 17 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $129,990 |
| 18 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $127,460 |
| 19 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $114,640 |
| 20 | Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,920 |
| 21 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $131,710 |
| 22 | Personal Financial Advisors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $129,060 |
| 23 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,270 |
| 24 | Instructional Coordinators Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,690 |
| 25 | Chiropractors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $97,800 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Dishwashers | $24,960 |
| Bartenders | $24,960 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $26,830 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $27,040 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $27,850 |
| Gambling Dealers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $27,860 |
| Cooks, Fast Food Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,010 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,060 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $29,160 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $29,510 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in WI
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside WI. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($54,214 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area at $400,870/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $54,214 across 233 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for WI before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.