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Wisconsin engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Wisconsin, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$98,231

Wisconsin

Top earners

$143,771

Higher end

vs national

-18% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

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in this state

Engineers in Wisconsin earn a blended median of $98,231 per year, -18% vs national, with top earners near $143,771. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 56,310 published jobs in Wisconsin. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Wisconsin

Published wage data for each discipline in Wisconsin. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Wisconsin

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Top-paying

Madison

$101,999

-15% vs national

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Fond du Lac

$99,977

-17% vs national

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Milwaukee

$99,887

-17% vs national

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Kenosha

$99,531

-17% vs national

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La Crosse

$97,322

-19% vs national

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Sheboygan

$96,699

-20% vs national

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Janesville

$95,913

-20% vs national

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Oshkosh

$95,572

-21% vs national

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Appleton

$94,900

-21% vs national

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Wausau

$94,785

-21% vs national

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Eau Claire

$93,799

-22% vs national

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Green Bay

$93,586

-22% vs national

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Racine

$88,656

-26% vs national

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More cities in Wisconsin

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What affects engineering pay in Wisconsin

  • ▹Local market. Wisconsin pay runs -18% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Wisconsin; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Wisconsin — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Wisconsin?
Engineers in Wisconsin earn a blended median of $98,231 per year — 18% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 56,310 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Wisconsin?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Wisconsin, at $138,710 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Wisconsin a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Wisconsin runs 18% below the national average, across 56,310 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Wisconsin pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Minneapolis ($117,583), Madison ($101,999), and Fond du Lac ($99,977), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Wisconsin, weighted by local employment (56,310 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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