High paying science jobs in Wisconsin

Every science 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 science 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

1Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$113,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,360 – $166,2701,150
2Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$84,750
Bachelor's degree
$61,680 – $128,4302,250
3Urban and Regional Planners$84,290
Master's degree
$50,230 – $116,2401,100
4School Psychologists$83,330
Master's degree
$60,660 – $129,3801,180
5Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$82,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,850 – $128,6802,970
6Psychologists, All Other$81,860
Master's degree
$55,160 – $154,2601,080
7Conservation Scientists$79,540
Bachelor's degree
$47,440 – $102,750970
8Chemists$78,730
Bachelor's degree
$52,020 – $109,4501,920
9Chemical Technicians$59,440
Associate's degree
$41,320 – $81,8301,090
10Biological Technicians$51,750
Bachelor's degree
$40,330 – $73,5701,800
11Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$47,210
Associate's degree
$35,360 – $60,5501,070

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	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$113,360	$76,360 – $166,270	1,150
2	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,750	$61,680 – $128,430	2,250
3	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$84,290	$50,230 – $116,240	1,100
4	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$83,330	$60,660 – $129,380	1,180
5	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$82,530	$62,850 – $128,680	2,970
6	Psychologists, All OtherMaster's degree	$81,860	$55,160 – $154,260	1,080
7	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$79,540	$47,440 – $102,750	970
8	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$78,730	$52,020 – $109,450	1,920
9	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,440	$41,320 – $81,830	1,090
10	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,750	$40,330 – $73,570	1,800
11	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$47,210	$35,360 – $60,550	1,070

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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