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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in Wisconsin
Put Wisconsin Pharmacists wage $148,740 rather than a round number from memory.
State Wisconsin Pharmacists as $167,430 before a national midpoint replaces it.
Give Wisconsin Pharmacists figure $140,910 ahead of the posting you want.
Read Wisconsin Physician Assistants as $133,950 so local pay stays visible.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $148,740
- 75th percentile
- $167,430
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.06
2Physician Assistants
- State median
- $133,950
- 75th percentile
- $156,800
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
3Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $131,980
- 75th percentile
- $147,970
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
4Physical Therapists
- State median
- $101,840
- 75th percentile
- $114,070
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
5Dental Hygienists
- State median
- $96,540
- 75th percentile
- $100,750
- U.S. median
- $98,100
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $148,740 | $167,430 | $140,910 | 1.06 |
| 2 | Physician Assistants | $133,950 | $156,800 | $135,880 | 0.99 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $131,980 | $147,970 | $132,300 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Physical Therapists | $101,840 | $114,070 | $102,760 | 0.99 |
| 5 | Dental Hygienists | $96,540 | $100,750 | $98,100 | 0.98 |
Takeaways
- Take Wisconsin Physician Assistants at $156,800 and the figure stays beside the title.
- Leave Wisconsin Physician Assistants at $135,880 ahead of the compensation review.
- Hold Wisconsin Nurse Practitioners to $131,980 so the offer letter names the figure.
- Send Wisconsin Nurse Practitioners out $147,970 before the range goes out.
For recruiters
- Bring Wisconsin Nurse Practitioners in $132,300 while the manager still has the draft.
- Cite Wisconsin Pharmacists at $148,740 inside the Hiring Pack before you post.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest Wisconsin OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, Wisconsin is 14 of 51. A row links to the Wisconsin metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $148,740 is stated as about $148.7K. a comparison of 1.06 is stated as 6 percent. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. $167,430 is stated as about $167.4K. $96,540 is stated as about $96.5K. a comparison of 0.98 is stated as 2 percent.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.