Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Green Bay, WI

Each occupation's median wage in Green Bay, WI compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Green Bay, WI pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Green Bay, WI run 6.9% below the national average (2024), so a Green Bay, WI salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Green Bay, WI · vs. national

1Physicians, All Other$435,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$221,750 – $515,240+63.7%
2Chiropractors$115,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,710 – $159,080+45.7%
3Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$90,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,590 – $120,070+42.0%
4Correctional Officers and Jailers$76,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,200 – $91,000+29.4%
5Millwrights$84,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,390 – $92,520+29.2%
6Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$76,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,560 – $115,070+27.5%
7Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$52,680
Bachelor's degree
$38,340 – $52,680+26.4%
8Insurance Sales Agents$78,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,990 – $144,400+26.0%
9Helpers--Production Workers$48,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,840 – $62,290+24.6%
10Sheet Metal Workers$76,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,500 – $98,620+24.2%
11Highway Maintenance Workers$61,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,400 – $66,580+22.8%
12Electricians$77,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,820 – $97,380+22.3%
13Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$60,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,310 – $74,530+21.9%
14Parts Salespersons$46,280
No formal educational credential
$30,910 – $61,650+19.8%
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$124,960
Master's degree
$100,380 – $181,910+19.5%
16Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$60,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,060 – $65,070+18.7%
17Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,610 – $77,740+17.8%
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $74,980+17.1%
19Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$59,590
Bachelor's degree
$36,080 – $76,610+17.1%
20Dentists, General$199,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$110,660 – $306,370+16.7%
21Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$123,440
Master's degree
$84,550 – $140,340+16.6%
22Construction Laborers$54,890
No formal educational credential
$38,110 – $79,130+16.5%
23Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$58,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,900 – $74,170+15.6%
24Food Batchmakers$48,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,200 – $58,770+15.5%
25Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$78,020
Associate's degree
$59,650 – $109,110+14.7%
26Personal Financial Advisors$120,200
Bachelor's degree
$62,900 – $483,500+14.4%
27School Bus Monitors$39,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,260 – $43,310+13.6%
28Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$108,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,710 – $117,800+13.3%
29Surgical Technologists$73,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,110 – $82,210+13.1%
30Surveying and Mapping Technicians$61,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080 – $76,500+12.9%
31Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$64,250
No formal educational credential
$46,750 – $87,460+12.7%
32Brickmasons and Blockmasons$69,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,110 – $98,900+12.6%
33Health Education Specialists$72,030
Bachelor's degree
$43,970 – $93,860+12.4%
34Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$67,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,710 – $79,960+11.9%
35Helpers--Electricians$47,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,460 – $74,250+11.7%
36Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$50,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,140 – $66,150+11.3%
37Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $60,210+11.0%
38Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$56,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,540 – $79,110+11.0%
39Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$73,440
Bachelor's degree
$50,380 – $78,870+10.8%
40Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$82,250
Associate's degree
$49,230 – $169,900+10.7%
41Counter and Rental Clerks$45,510
No formal educational credential
$31,350 – $73,870+10.2%
42First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$96,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,230 – $151,460+10.1%
43Construction and Building Inspectors$82,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,120 – $99,270+10.0%
44Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,560 – $62,260+9.7%
45Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,150 – $69,880+9.5%
46Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,010
No formal educational credential
$31,570 – $58,080+9.4%
47Social and Human Service Assistants$49,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,990 – $65,980+8.3%
48Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$53,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,340 – $70,640+7.9%
49Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,460 – $75,760+7.6%
50Family Medicine Physicians$262,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$197,080 – $359,990+7.4%

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

#	Occupation	MedianGreen Bay, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$435,420	$221,750 – $515,240	+63.7%
2	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$115,380	$55,710 – $159,080	+45.7%
3	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,570	$53,590 – $120,070	+42.0%
4	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,250	$60,200 – $91,000	+29.4%
5	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,880	$51,390 – $92,520	+29.2%
6	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,290	$52,560 – $115,070	+27.5%
7	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$52,680	$38,340 – $52,680	+26.4%
8	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,490	$39,990 – $144,400	+26.0%
9	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,670	$35,840 – $62,290	+24.6%
10	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,760	$44,500 – $98,620	+24.2%
11	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,710	$38,400 – $66,580	+22.8%
12	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,260	$45,820 – $97,380	+22.3%
13	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,780	$43,310 – $74,530	+21.9%
14	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$46,280	$30,910 – $61,650	+19.8%
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$124,960	$100,380 – $181,910	+19.5%
16	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,930	$46,060 – $65,070	+18.7%
17	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,230	$46,610 – $77,740	+17.8%
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,080	$36,960 – $74,980	+17.1%
19	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,590	$36,080 – $76,610	+17.1%
20	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$199,520	$110,660 – $306,370	+16.7%
21	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$123,440	$84,550 – $140,340	+16.6%
22	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$54,890	$38,110 – $79,130	+16.5%
23	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,610	$42,900 – $74,170	+15.6%
24	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,850	$37,200 – $58,770	+15.5%
25	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$78,020	$59,650 – $109,110	+14.7%
26	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$120,200	$62,900 – $483,500	+14.4%
27	School Bus MonitorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,880	$29,260 – $43,310	+13.6%
28	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,000	$58,710 – $117,800	+13.3%
29	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,120	$61,110 – $82,210	+13.1%
30	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,210	$47,080 – $76,500	+12.9%
31	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$64,250	$46,750 – $87,460	+12.7%
32	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,970	$47,110 – $98,900	+12.6%
33	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,030	$43,970 – $93,860	+12.4%
34	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,190	$51,710 – $79,960	+11.9%
35	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,670	$35,460 – $74,250	+11.7%
36	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,730	$41,140 – $66,150	+11.3%
37	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,690	$37,440 – $60,210	+11.0%
38	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,180	$36,540 – $79,110	+11.0%
39	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$73,440	$50,380 – $78,870	+10.8%
40	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,250	$49,230 – $169,900	+10.7%
41	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$45,510	$31,350 – $73,870	+10.2%
42	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,390	$61,230 – $151,460	+10.1%
43	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,170	$52,120 – $99,270	+10.0%
44	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,820	$39,560 – $62,260	+9.7%
45	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,850	$47,150 – $69,880	+9.5%
46	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$44,010	$31,570 – $58,080	+9.4%
47	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,750	$34,990 – $65,980	+8.3%
48	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,100	$40,340 – $70,640	+7.9%
49	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,150	$42,460 – $75,760	+7.6%
50	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$262,190	$197,080 – $359,990	+7.4%

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