High paying medical jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Milwaukee-Waukesha, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI run 3.1% below the national average (2024), so a Milwaukee-Waukesha, 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, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$411,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$232,480 – $478,9902,390
2Family Medicine Physicians$287,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$225,300 – $385,260390
3Dentists, General$155,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$117,460 – $283,800830
4Pharmacists$153,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$120,600 – $180,9101,760
5Physician Assistants$135,040
Master's degree
$97,090 – $169,3601,220
6Nurse Practitioners$134,350
Master's degree
$109,350 – $168,7601,450
7Veterinarians$117,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,210 – $161,240430
8Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$105,490
Associate's degree
$83,120 – $125,960530
9Physical Therapists$103,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,090 – $125,1701,710
10Dental Hygienists$98,780
Associate's degree
$52,500 – $114,1901,360
11Registered Nurses$97,360
Bachelor's degree
$78,730 – $119,49022,400
12Occupational Therapists$94,020
Master's degree
$75,820 – $111,1601,220
13Respiratory Therapists$89,040
Associate's degree
$77,680 – $100,600630
14Speech-Language Pathologists$88,190
Master's degree
$61,370 – $112,0101,000
15Surgical Assistants$81,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,860 – $103,550420
16Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$81,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,280 – $106,110260
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,180
Associate's degree
$63,480 – $101,2201,610
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,660
Bachelor's degree
$61,500 – $92,220360
19Chiropractors$74,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$24,880 – $225,920260
20Surgical Technologists$74,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,290 – $86,670610
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$68,220
Associate's degree
$49,600 – $112,880420
22Medical Records Specialists$65,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,220 – $80,010750
23Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,620 – $79,8301,890
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,190
Bachelor's degree
$46,600 – $93,2401,960
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$61,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,490 – $66,680300
26Paramedics$61,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,190 – $75,200670
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,940 – $80,0101,310
28Emergency Medical Technicians$48,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,350 – $56,410830
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,770
Associate's degree
$38,700 – $59,200600
30Pharmacy Technicians$47,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $60,8903,170
31Opticians, Dispensing$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,280 – $63,500310
32Psychiatric Technicians$38,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,560 – $49,6401,520

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

#	Occupation	MedianMilwaukee-Waukesha, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$411,200	$232,480 – $478,990	2,390
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$287,350	$225,300 – $385,260	390
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$155,940	$117,460 – $283,800	830
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$153,340	$120,600 – $180,910	1,760
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$135,040	$97,090 – $169,360	1,220
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,350	$109,350 – $168,760	1,450
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$117,780	$80,210 – $161,240	430
8	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$105,490	$83,120 – $125,960	530
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,030	$83,090 – $125,170	1,710
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,780	$52,500 – $114,190	1,360
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$97,360	$78,730 – $119,490	22,400
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,020	$75,820 – $111,160	1,220
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$89,040	$77,680 – $100,600	630
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$88,190	$61,370 – $112,010	1,000
15	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,690	$48,860 – $103,550	420
16	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,580	$67,280 – $106,110	260
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,180	$63,480 – $101,220	1,610
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,660	$61,500 – $92,220	360
19	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$74,990	$24,880 – $225,920	260
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,830	$61,290 – $86,670	610
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,220	$49,600 – $112,880	420
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,730	$47,220 – $80,010	750
23	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,410	$55,620 – $79,830	1,890
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$63,190	$46,600 – $93,240	1,960
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,580	$47,490 – $66,680	300
26	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,430	$48,190 – $75,200	670
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,350	$45,940 – $80,010	1,310
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,880	$37,350 – $56,410	830
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,770	$38,700 – $59,200	600
30	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,300	$36,610 – $60,890	3,170
31	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$37,280 – $63,500	310
32	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,560	$31,560 – $49,640	1,520

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, 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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