High paying management jobs in Wisconsin

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wisconsin. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Wisconsin run 5.9% below the national average (2024), so a Wisconsin salary is worth about 1.06× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Wisconsin.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Wisconsin · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,140
Bachelor's degree
$99,260 – $230,9808,880
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,060
Bachelor's degree
$103,720 – $207,6804,550
3Financial Managers$139,720
Bachelor's degree
$83,100 – $236,62015,530
4Sales Managers$134,870
Bachelor's degree
$76,330 – $222,11010,480
5Marketing Managers$133,600
Bachelor's degree
$83,990 – $211,9904,890
6Human Resources Managers$133,490
Bachelor's degree
$91,520 – $215,6203,730
7Natural Sciences Managers$128,890
Bachelor's degree
$89,580 – $213,2901,070
8Medical and Health Services Managers$128,320
Bachelor's degree
$90,440 – $274,3107,230
9Purchasing Managers$124,990
Bachelor's degree
$81,510 – $201,9901,610
10Education Administrators, Postsecondary$124,960
Master's degree
$78,890 – $198,8501,190
11General and Operations Managers$118,730
Bachelor's degree
$59,540 – $247,56036,910
12Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$117,010
Master's degree
$82,010 – $140,5204,030
13Construction Managers$114,190
Bachelor's degree
$76,990 – $169,7006,080
14Public Relations Managers$113,980
Bachelor's degree
$73,700 – $216,4601,010
15Administrative Services Managers$108,450
Bachelor's degree
$72,500 – $179,4205,220
16Managers, All Other$107,050
Bachelor's degree
$59,990 – $193,63014,240
17Facilities Managers$103,620
Bachelor's degree
$73,650 – $158,7202,010
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$95,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,410 – $176,0905,410
19Social and Community Service Managers$82,130
Bachelor's degree
$61,090 – $115,5203,580
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$77,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,880 – $123,5701,560
21Lodging Managers$73,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,070 – $125,9601,130
22Food Service Managers$61,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,900 – $99,8506,000
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,930
Bachelor's degree
$39,420 – $76,4301,320

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianWisconsin	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,140	$99,260 – $230,980	8,880
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,060	$103,720 – $207,680	4,550
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,720	$83,100 – $236,620	15,530
4	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,870	$76,330 – $222,110	10,480
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,600	$83,990 – $211,990	4,890
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,490	$91,520 – $215,620	3,730
7	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,890	$89,580 – $213,290	1,070
8	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,320	$90,440 – $274,310	7,230
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,990	$81,510 – $201,990	1,610
10	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$124,960	$78,890 – $198,850	1,190
11	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,730	$59,540 – $247,560	36,910
12	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$117,010	$82,010 – $140,520	4,030
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,190	$76,990 – $169,700	6,080
14	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,980	$73,700 – $216,460	1,010
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,450	$72,500 – $179,420	5,220
16	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,050	$59,990 – $193,630	14,240
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,620	$73,650 – $158,720	2,010
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,900	$57,410 – $176,090	5,410
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$82,130	$61,090 – $115,520	3,580
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,730	$52,880 – $123,570	1,560
21	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,590	$39,070 – $125,960	1,130
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,810	$40,900 – $99,850	6,000
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,930	$39,420 – $76,430	1,320

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Wisconsin. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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