Sheboygan, WI Salaries

Highest published occupation medians in Sheboygan, WI - BLS OEWS May 2025

Observed metro pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025

May 2024 → May 2025
  • BLS's published All Occupations median in Sheboygan, WI moved from $49,300 in May 2024 to $51,890 in May 2025 (+5.3%).
  • Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
  • Sheboygan, WI sits +2.2 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
A-
Wage Scorecard
81/100
Sheboygan, WI

Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.

Wage Level B+
$51,890
All-occupation median annual wage (BLS OEWS)
Wage Growth A-
+5.3%
Year-over-year change in median wage (BLS OEWS)
Real Purchasing Power A-
$55,194
Median wage adjusted for regional price parity (RPP 94.0, BEA)

BLS OEWS metro wage desk

MSA 43100 · Sheboygan, WI $61K mean

MEAN-MID · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST

  • MEAN-MID #163/528
  • RPP-LOW 94.0
  • OCC-MID 241 occs
  • TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $404K
  • EMP-MIX General and…
  • TREND-AHEAD +2.2 pp
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cheyenne, WY
  • BOOK-MOST 240 rows · May 2025

Read with Cheyenne, WY ($5 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers

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 Sheboygan, WI

Guayama, PR · lowest mean: $32KGuayama, PR · lowest mean$32KSheboygan, WI · this MSA: $61KSheboygan, WI · this MSA$61KCheyenne, WY · near: $61KCheyenne, WY · near$61KSanta Fe, NM · near: $61KSanta Fe, NM · near$61KGrand Junction, CO · near: $61KGrand Junction, CO · near$61KBeaumont-Port Arthur… · near: $61KBeaumont-Port Arthur… · near$61KSan Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · highest mean: $119KSan Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · high…$119K
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Label Value
Guayama, PR · lowest mean $32K
Sheboygan, WI · this MSA $61K
Cheyenne, WY · near $61K
Santa Fe, NM · near $61K
Grand Junction, CO · near $61K
Beaumont-Port Arthur… · near $61K
San Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · highest mean $119K

Employment scale inside Sheboygan, WI's top-pay list

General and Operations Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Sheboygan, WI's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. General and Operations Managers 690 jobs · $122,130
  2. 2. Financial Managers 300 jobs · $143,880
  3. 3. Computer and Information Systems Managers 180 jobs · $161,360
  4. 4. Sales Managers 170 jobs · $133,440
  5. 5. Chief Executives 130 jobs · $195,040
  6. 6. Architectural and Engineering Managers 120 jobs · $159,760
  7. 7. Medical and Health Services Managers 100 jobs · $127,200
  8. 8. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 100 jobs · $109,350
  9. 9. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 100 jobs · $106,680
  10. 10. Physician Assistants 90 jobs · $134,360
  11. 11. Nurse Practitioners 90 jobs · $131,880
  12. 12. Human Resources Managers 80 jobs · $139,830
  13. 13. Lawyers 80 jobs · $115,770
  14. 14. Construction Managers 80 jobs · $114,360
  15. 15. Physicians, All Other 70 jobs · $403,750
  16. 16. Dentists, General 70 jobs · $186,300
  17. 17. Pharmacists 70 jobs · $141,790
  18. 18. Electrical Engineers 60 jobs · $105,710

Occupations Tracked

241

with wage data

Published-Row Mean

$61,320

employment-weighted, 240 complete rows

Top Salary

$403,750

Physicians, All Other

Cost of Living

94.0

6% below US avg

Price-level adjustment: Dividing the derived published-row mean of $61,320 by the metro RPP gives $65,224 on a national-price basis. This is not an after-tax income or a personal cost-of-living result.

Highest Paying Jobs in Sheboygan, WI

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $403,750
2 Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). $342,550
3 Chief Executives $195,040
4 Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $186,300
5 Computer and Information Systems Managers $161,360
6 Architectural and Engineering Managers $159,760
7 Financial Managers $143,880
8 Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $141,790
9 Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $139,830
10 Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $136,460
11 Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). $134,360
12 Sales Managers $133,440
13 Personal Financial Advisors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $133,200
14 Nurse Practitioners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). $131,880
15 Medical and Health Services Managers $127,200
16 Data Scientists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $126,270
17 Purchasing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $124,490
18 General and Operations Managers $122,130
19 Chiropractors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). $120,440
20 Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $115,770
21 Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $114,800
22 Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $114,360
23 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $109,350
24 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $106,680
25 Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $105,710

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 Sheboygan, WI

Occupation Median Salary
Bartenders $25,720
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $26,360
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $27,290
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $27,340
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,850
Driver/Sales Workers $28,700
Fast Food and Counter Workers $29,210
Dishwashers $29,250
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $29,780
Waiters and Waitresses $29,980

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 ($61,320 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average salary in Sheboygan, WI? ▼
Across the 240 occupation rows for Sheboygan, WI with both a published mean wage and employment estimate, weighting each mean by employment gives $61,320/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The page has 241 occupations with a published median, a different denominator. This WageDex-derived benchmark is not a BLS-published All Occupations metro mean or median and does not state what a typical local worker earns. For contrast, averaging the medians of only the 25 highest-paying occupations gives $153,232, which describes the displayed top tier only.
Which published medians lead Sheboygan, WI? ▼
Physicians, All Other holds the highest published median in Sheboygan, WI at $403,750/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers) (BLS OEWS May 2025). Next is Family Medicine Physicians at $342,550/year. These are occupation medians for this metropolitan statistical area, not employer offers.
What is the cost of living in Sheboygan, WI? ▼
Sheboygan, WI has a Regional Price Parity of 94.0, meaning prices are 6% below the national average. Dividing the derived published-row mean of $61,320 by the RPP gives a national-price-equivalent benchmark of $65,224.
Where does BLS salary data for Sheboygan, WI come from? ▼
All salary figures are Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimates for this metropolitan statistical area. OEWS surveys approximately 1.1 million business establishments. Medians and means on this page are the published occupation-level estimates for the area, not job-board scrapes or modeled employer offers.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Cost-of-living index: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

What to do with this data

How to use Sheboygan, WI wage figures in a real decision

  • Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Sheboygan, WI at $403,750/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
  • The employment-weighted published-row mean of $61,320 adjusts to about $65,224 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 94.0. Salary vs cost of living
  • Compare this metropolitan statistical 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 metro 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.

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