High paying medical jobs in Madison, WI

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Madison, WI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical 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 Madison, WI run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Madison, WI salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Madison, WI · Employed

1Emergency Medicine Physicians$340,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,030 – $436,410170
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$329,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,160 – $420,040270
3Physicians, All Other$301,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,650 – $460,070850
4Psychiatrists$296,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,220 – $453,440160
5Family Medicine Physicians$291,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$114,400 – $360,140160
6Nurse Anesthetists$283,980
Master's degree
$223,690 – $324,990150
7Dentists, General$176,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$126,510 – $305,240270
8Pharmacists$158,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$112,140 – $169,9801,120
9Physician Assistants$133,950
Master's degree
$57,980 – $164,900490
10Nurse Practitioners$133,080
Master's degree
$108,360 – $167,330530
11Veterinarians$115,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,080 – $161,870420
12Physical Therapists$102,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,340 – $123,220900
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$101,960
Associate's degree
$97,410 – $127,240210
14Registered Nurses$101,190
Bachelor's degree
$81,760 – $123,24010,650
15Dental Hygienists$100,340
Associate's degree
$83,660 – $105,440680
16Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$98,530
Associate's degree
$50,600 – $128,450270
17Occupational Therapists$95,670
Master's degree
$74,480 – $115,610610
18Speech-Language Pathologists$86,890
Master's degree
$64,740 – $119,430410
19Chiropractors$83,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,550 – $165,940150
20Respiratory Therapists$81,530
Associate's degree
$75,960 – $100,320350
21Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,920
Associate's degree
$62,230 – $99,720770
22Surgical Technologists$75,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,930 – $96,720330
23Dietitians and Nutritionists$75,250
Bachelor's degree
$63,520 – $98,310300
24Athletic Trainers$72,780
Master's degree
$62,760 – $78,170130
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$64,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,940 – $127,460370
26Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,800 – $79,370650
27Psychiatric Technicians$64,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,690 – $86,4901,030
28Medical Records Specialists$61,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,480 – $79,720490
29Paramedics$59,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,440 – $75,810220
30Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$59,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,260 – $70,680220
31Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,090
Bachelor's degree
$47,360 – $83,1402,790
32Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,240
Associate's degree
$39,350 – $61,590620
33Pharmacy Technicians$46,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,550 – $61,1201,530
34Opticians, Dispensing$46,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220 – $62,720210
35Emergency Medical Technicians$44,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,990 – $59,110520

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

#	Occupation	MedianMadison, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$340,150	$78,030 – $436,410	170
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$329,670	$74,160 – $420,040	270
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$301,940	$81,650 – $460,070	850
4	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$296,230	$76,220 – $453,440	160
5	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$291,000	$114,400 – $360,140	160
6	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$283,980	$223,690 – $324,990	150
7	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$176,460	$126,510 – $305,240	270
8	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$158,120	$112,140 – $169,980	1,120
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,950	$57,980 – $164,900	490
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,080	$108,360 – $167,330	530
11	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$115,210	$82,080 – $161,870	420
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,810	$80,340 – $123,220	900
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$101,960	$97,410 – $127,240	210
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$101,190	$81,760 – $123,240	10,650
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$100,340	$83,660 – $105,440	680
16	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$98,530	$50,600 – $128,450	270
17	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$95,670	$74,480 – $115,610	610
18	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$86,890	$64,740 – $119,430	410
19	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$83,020	$59,550 – $165,940	150
20	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,530	$75,960 – $100,320	350
21	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,920	$62,230 – $99,720	770
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,930	$61,930 – $96,720	330
23	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$75,250	$63,520 – $98,310	300
24	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$72,780	$62,760 – $78,170	130
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,580	$47,940 – $127,460	370
26	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,550	$55,800 – $79,370	650
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,380	$36,690 – $86,490	1,030
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,860	$48,480 – $79,720	490
29	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,440	$48,440 – $75,810	220
30	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,180	$45,260 – $70,680	220
31	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,090	$47,360 – $83,140	2,790
32	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,240	$39,350 – $61,590	620
33	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,680	$36,550 – $61,120	1,530
34	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,480	$38,220 – $62,720	210
35	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,130	$34,990 – $59,110	520

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Madison, WI. 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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