South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Bartenders shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Bartenders publishes $22,630 here versus $34,340 nationally (-34.1%; 2,700metro-area jobs). Next is Construction Laborers at $56,930 locally versus $47,120 nationally (+20.8%).
- Bartenders$22,630 in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits 34.1% below the national Bartenders median of $34,340 (2,700 published local jobs).
- Construction Laborers$56,930 in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits 20.8% above the national Construction Laborers median of $47,120 (2,180 published local jobs).
- Waiters and Waitresses$28,770 in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits 18.3% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (3,470 published local jobs).
- Food Batchmakers$49,860 in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits 17.9% above the national Food Batchmakers median of $42,290 (2,970 published local jobs).
Bartenders and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 5500003 · South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #336/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MOST 420 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $364K
- EMP-MIX Industrial P…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Waterloo-Cedar F…
- BOOK-FULL 410 rows · May 2025
Read with Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (+$27 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 South Central Wisconsin non…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Industrial Production Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Production Managers 930 jobs · $112,830
- 2. Financial Managers 730 jobs · $126,600
- 3. Sales Managers 620 jobs · $124,690
- 4. Chief Executives 410 jobs · $165,550
- 5. Construction Managers 360 jobs · $115,160
- 6. Pharmacists 290 jobs · $145,310
- 7. Physicians, All Other 270 jobs · $363,550
- 8. Architectural and Engineering Managers 250 jobs · $133,440
- 9. Nurse Practitioners 240 jobs · $129,590
- 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers 220 jobs · $140,690
- 11. Human Resources Managers 200 jobs · $123,360
- 12. Veterinarians 180 jobs · $109,060
- 13. Dentists, General 170 jobs · $223,220
- 14. Marketing Managers 160 jobs · $131,660
- 15. Physician Assistants 160 jobs · $129,980
- 16. Data Scientists 100 jobs · $115,910
- 17. Family Medicine Physicians 90 jobs · $306,160
- 18. Nurse Anesthetists 80 jobs · $279,280
Occupations Tracked
420
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$55,510
employment-weighted, 410 complete rows
Top Salary
$363,550
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in South Central 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 | Industrial Production Managers | $112,830 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $126,600 |
| 3 | Sales Managers | $124,690 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $165,550 |
| 5 | Construction Managers | $115,160 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $145,310 |
| 7 | Physicians, All Other | $363,550 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $133,440 |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioners | $129,590 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $140,690 |
| 11 | Human Resources Managers | $123,360 |
| 12 | Veterinarians | $109,060 |
| 13 | Dentists, General | $223,220 |
| 14 | Marketing Managers | $131,660 |
| 15 | Physician Assistants | $129,980 |
| 16 | Data Scientists | $115,910 |
| 17 | Family Medicine Physicians | $306,160 |
| 18 | Nurse Anesthetists | $279,280 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers | $123,750 |
| 20 | Computer Network Architects | $110,610 |
| 21 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $137,660 |
| 22 | Optometrists | $125,050 |
| 23 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $114,400 |
| 24 | Anesthesiologists | $311,380 |
| 25 | Natural Sciences Managers | $109,310 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bartenders | $22,630 |
| Taxi Drivers | $23,840 |
| Parking Attendants | $25,210 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | $25,700 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $26,000 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $26,810 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $27,360 |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | $27,660 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $27,940 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,090 |
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 ($55,510 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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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