Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Janesville-Beloit, WI

Each occupation's median wage in Janesville-Beloit, 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 Janesville-Beloit, WI pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Janesville-Beloit, WI run 6.3% below the national average (2024), so a Janesville-Beloit, 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, Janesville-Beloit, WI · vs. national

1Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$77,990
No formal educational credential
$56,170 – $102,500+36.8%
2Electricians$82,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,250 – $103,080+30.0%
3Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$62,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,130 – $67,390+27.0%
4Carpenters$75,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,990 – $98,850+24.4%
5Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$61,680
No formal educational credential
$57,620 – $61,680+24.1%
6Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$79,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,700 – $108,020+23.9%
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,950
Bachelor's degree
$44,320 – $97,150+22.1%
8First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,610 – $101,690+21.8%
9Dentists, General$208,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$129,380 – $286,880+21.7%
10Food Batchmakers$50,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $59,510+19.1%
11Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$57,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,810 – $57,790+18.7%
12Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$82,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,630 – $157,580+18.4%
13Construction Laborers$55,690
No formal educational credential
$37,030 – $79,890+18.2%
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,640
Bachelor's degree
$59,030 – $92,030+17.2%
15Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$58,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,000 – $72,850+16.9%
16Insurance Sales Agents$72,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,310 – $168,640+16.7%
17Medical Records Specialists$59,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,320 – $78,570+16.5%
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$123,000
Master's degree
$91,350 – $134,460+16.2%
19Highway Maintenance Workers$58,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,030 – $60,060+16.0%
20Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$45,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,100 – $52,610+15.5%
21Surgical Technologists$74,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,870 – $77,000+15.0%
22General and Operations Managers$121,540
Bachelor's degree
$51,800 – $271,840+14.9%
23Parts Salespersons$44,350
No formal educational credential
$29,220 – $57,930+14.8%
24Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$56,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520 – $74,870+14.2%
25Roofers$63,310
No formal educational credential
$48,120 – $80,190+14.2%
26Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$57,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,480 – $78,790+13.6%
27Sheet Metal Workers$70,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $93,560+13.5%
28Helpers--Electricians$48,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,000 – $59,790+12.7%
29Counter and Rental Clerks$46,380
No formal educational credential
$31,090 – $66,230+12.3%
30First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$54,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $82,660+12.1%
31Instructional Coordinators$86,500
Master's degree
$59,150 – $125,680+11.7%
32Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,410 – $70,720+11.6%
33Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,660
No formal educational credential
$31,680 – $53,720+11.3%
34Firefighters$66,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,760 – $84,480+11.3%
35Real Estate Sales Agents$58,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $77,650+10.8%
36Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$66,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,350 – $96,760+10.8%
37Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,590
No formal educational credential
$31,760 – $55,720+10.8%
38Library Assistants, Clerical$40,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,090 – $46,740+9.7%
39Sewing Machine Operators$40,130
No formal educational credential
$24,450 – $55,980+9.4%
40First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$102,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,710 – $106,590+9.4%
41Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$64,560
Master's degree
$46,940 – $92,650+8.8%
42Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,140 – $56,110+8.8%
43Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$67,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310 – $87,300+8.7%
44First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$115,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$83,680 – $139,500+8.6%
45File Clerks$47,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,740 – $57,520+8.6%
46Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$103,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,310 – $116,280+8.6%
47Construction Managers$124,190
Bachelor's degree
$96,520 – $162,020+8.0%
48Personal Financial Advisors$113,480
Bachelor's degree
$53,970 – $443,840+8.0%
49Helpers--Production Workers$42,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,350 – $49,440+7.7%
50Security Guards$40,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,610 – $52,300+7.5%

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

#	Occupation	MedianJanesville-Beloit, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$77,990	$56,170 – $102,500	+36.8%
2	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,170	$45,250 – $103,080	+30.0%
3	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,500	$40,130 – $67,390	+27.0%
4	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,390	$39,990 – $98,850	+24.4%
5	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$61,680	$57,620 – $61,680	+24.1%
6	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,070	$47,700 – $108,020	+23.9%
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$77,950	$44,320 – $97,150	+22.1%
8	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,310	$63,610 – $101,690	+21.8%
9	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$208,000	$129,380 – $286,880	+21.7%
10	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,350	$36,360 – $59,510	+19.1%
11	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,790	$51,810 – $57,790	+18.7%
12	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,870	$58,630 – $157,580	+18.4%
13	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$55,690	$37,030 – $79,890	+18.2%
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,640	$59,030 – $92,030	+17.2%
15	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,780	$46,000 – $72,850	+16.9%
16	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,660	$44,310 – $168,640	+16.7%
17	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,600	$48,320 – $78,570	+16.5%
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$123,000	$91,350 – $134,460	+16.2%
19	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,280	$46,030 – $60,060	+16.0%
20	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,480	$31,100 – $52,610	+15.5%
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,360	$59,870 – $77,000	+15.0%
22	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,540	$51,800 – $271,840	+14.9%
23	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$44,350	$29,220 – $57,930	+14.8%
24	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,610	$35,520 – $74,870	+14.2%
25	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$63,310	$48,120 – $80,190	+14.2%
26	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,170	$33,480 – $78,790	+13.6%
27	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,130	$40,000 – $93,560	+13.5%
28	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,110	$36,000 – $59,790	+12.7%
29	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$46,380	$31,090 – $66,230	+12.3%
30	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,420	$32,220 – $82,660	+12.1%
31	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$86,500	$59,150 – $125,680	+11.7%
32	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,000	$48,410 – $70,720	+11.6%
33	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$44,660	$31,680 – $53,720	+11.3%
34	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,000	$31,760 – $84,480	+11.3%
35	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,540	$37,790 – $77,650	+10.8%
36	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,320	$50,350 – $96,760	+10.8%
37	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$44,590	$31,760 – $55,720	+10.8%
38	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,490	$37,090 – $46,740	+9.7%
39	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$40,130	$24,450 – $55,980	+9.4%
40	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$102,360	$78,710 – $106,590	+9.4%
41	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$64,560	$46,940 – $92,650	+8.8%
42	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,650	$41,140 – $56,110	+8.8%
43	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,140	$47,310 – $87,300	+8.7%
44	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$115,200	$83,680 – $139,500	+8.6%
45	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,340	$35,740 – $57,520	+8.6%
46	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,560	$51,310 – $116,280	+8.6%
47	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,190	$96,520 – $162,020	+8.0%
48	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$113,480	$53,970 – $443,840	+8.0%
49	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,090	$33,350 – $49,440	+7.7%
50	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,870	$30,610 – $52,300	+7.5%

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