Highest-paying jobs in Madison for high school graduates

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#50. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $63,560
- Median hourly wage: $30.56
- Total employment: 240 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 260 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

- Median annual wage: $63,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.76
- Total employment: 3,880 people (9.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $64,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.78
- Total employment: 980 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

- Median annual wage: $64,140
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 3,660 people (9.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,780
- Median hourly wage: $31.14
- Total employment: 100 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,280
- Median hourly wage: $31.39
- Total employment: 1,030 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $65,310
- Median hourly wage: $31.40
- Total employment: 540 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $66,110
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $66,470
- Median hourly wage: $31.96
- Total employment: 120 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $66,490
- Median hourly wage: $31.97
- Total employment: 270 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Hazardous materials removal workers

- Median annual wage: $66,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Carpet installers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $66,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.02
- Total employment: 90 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $66,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.02
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $68,420
- Median hourly wage: $32.89
- Total employment: 950 people (2.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Miscellaneous construction and related workers

- Median annual wage: $68,630
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $69,000
- Median hourly wage: $33.17
- Total employment: 60 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

- Median annual wage: $69,460
- Median hourly wage: $33.39
- Total employment: 80 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $70,140
- Median hourly wage: $33.72
- Total employment: 170 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $72,130
- Median hourly wage: $34.68
- Total employment: 110 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

- Median annual wage: $72,450
- Median hourly wage: $34.83
- Total employment: 3,740 people (9.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $75,540
- Median hourly wage: $36.32
- Total employment: 220 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $75,610
- Median hourly wage: $36.35
- Total employment: 760 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

- Median annual wage: $75,820
- Median hourly wage: $36.45
- Total employment: 2,110 people (5.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $76,560
- Median hourly wage: $36.81
- Total employment: 680 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,720
- Median hourly wage: $36.88
- Total employment: 80 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Property, real estate, and community association managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $77,560
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Total employment: 320 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electricians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $77,560
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Total employment: 1,650 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $79,080
- Median hourly wage: $38.02
- Total employment: 100 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $79,240
- Median hourly wage: $38.10
- Total employment: 150 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,400
- Median hourly wage: $38.17
- Total employment: 1,530 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $80,310
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 120 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

- Median annual wage: $82,080
- Median hourly wage: $39.46
- Total employment: 1,310 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $83,120
- Median hourly wage: $39.96
- Total employment: 1,560 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $83,150
- Median hourly wage: $39.98
- Total employment: 430 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $83,160
- Median hourly wage: $39.98
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

- Median annual wage: $83,470
- Median hourly wage: $40.13
- Total employment: 1,790 people (4.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $84,650
- Median hourly wage: $40.70
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $88,200
- Median hourly wage: $42.41
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $88,960
- Median hourly wage: $42.77
- Total employment: 80 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $90,520
- Median hourly wage: $43.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $98,370
- Median hourly wage: $47.29
- Total employment: 390 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $99,450
- Median hourly wage: $47.81
- Total employment: 1,380 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $100,820
- Median hourly wage: $48.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $101,690
- Median hourly wage: $48.89
- Total employment: 260 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $102,380
- Median hourly wage: $49.22
- Total employment: 900 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $104,010
- Median hourly wage: $50.01
- Total employment: 440 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $105,370
- Median hourly wage: $50.66
- Total employment: 70 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $115,590
- Median hourly wage: $55.57
- Total employment: 200 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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