Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Fast Food and Counter Workers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Fast Food and Counter Workers publishes $27,750 here versus $31,200 nationally (-11.1%; 2,940metro-area jobs). Next is Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand at $42,670 locally versus $40,240 nationally (+6.0%).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,750 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits 11.1% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,940 published local jobs).
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,670 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits 6.0% above the national Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand median of $40,240 (2,800 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$30,900 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits 6.0% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (4,360 published local jobs).
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,490 in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area sits 1.9% above the national Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $44,650 (3,390 published local jobs).
Fast Food and Counter Workers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 5500004 · Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #326/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 344 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $350K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Amarillo, TX
- BOOK-FULL 343 rows · May 2025
Read with Amarillo, TX (+$85 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 Western Wisconsin nonmetrop…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers and Industrial Production Managers lead published employment inside Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 1,400 jobs · $105,780
- 2. Industrial Production Managers 550 jobs · $104,910
- 3. Financial Managers 340 jobs · $129,630
- 4. Medical and Health Services Managers 300 jobs · $127,280
- 5. Chief Executives 280 jobs · $150,220
- 6. Sales Managers 250 jobs · $124,290
- 7. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 230 jobs · $103,980
- 8. Pharmacists 180 jobs · $151,790
- 9. Nurse Practitioners 170 jobs · $155,460
- 10. Physicians, All Other 150 jobs · $350,490
- 11. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 150 jobs · $102,930
- 12. Lawyers 140 jobs · $112,280
- 13. Architectural and Engineering Managers 130 jobs · $127,720
- 14. Computer and Information Systems Managers 120 jobs · $129,380
- 15. Physician Assistants 110 jobs · $156,850
- 16. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $215,330
- 17. Human Resources Managers 90 jobs · $124,620
- 18. Marketing Managers 80 jobs · $130,640
Occupations Tracked
344
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$55,978
employment-weighted, 343 complete rows
Top Salary
$350,490
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Western 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 | $105,780 |
| 2 | Industrial Production Managers | $104,910 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $129,630 |
| 4 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $127,280 |
| 5 | Chief Executives | $150,220 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | $124,290 |
| 7 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $103,980 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $151,790 |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioners | $155,460 |
| 10 | Physicians, All Other | $350,490 |
| 11 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $102,930 |
| 12 | Lawyers | $112,280 |
| 13 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $127,720 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $129,380 |
| 15 | Physician Assistants | $156,850 |
| 16 | Dentists, General | $215,330 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $124,620 |
| 18 | Marketing Managers | $130,640 |
| 19 | Personal Financial Advisors | $105,710 |
| 20 | Veterinarians | $102,830 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $123,570 |
| 22 | Engineers, All Other | $122,930 |
| 23 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $146,770 |
| 24 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $120,110 |
| 25 | Nurse Anesthetists | $275,690 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bartenders | $22,800 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $23,730 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $25,150 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $26,000 |
| Dishwashers | $26,430 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $26,650 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $26,730 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,750 |
| Animal Caretakers | $28,640 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | $28,720 |
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 ($55,978 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
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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