Fond du Lac, WI

Across all occupations in the Fond du Lac, WI metropolitan area, the median wage is $50,340 a year ($24.20 an hour) and the mean $62,420, May 2025. That median is −1% against the US median of $50,980 and 0% against Wisconsin's $50,270. BLS counts 43,900 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is chief executives; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Fond du Lac, WI vs Wisconsin and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Fond du Lac, WI area, Wisconsin and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Fond du Lac, WI	Hourly	$13.90	$17.79	$24.20	$35.57	$48.10	$30.01	43,900
Fond du Lac, WI	Annual	$28,900	$37,010	$50,340	$73,980	$100,040	$62,420	43,900
Wisconsin	Hourly	$14.41	$18.12	$24.17	$36.71	$50.47	$30.90	2,941,540
Wisconsin	Annual	$29,980	$37,700	$50,270	$76,350	$104,990	$64,270	2,941,540
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

200 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Wisconsin. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Fond du Lac, WI

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$201,720	$96.98	70
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,180	$77.97	70
3	Financial Managers in Wisconsin	$158,620	$76.26	180
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Wisconsin	$142,940	$68.72	100
5	Pharmacists	$142,450	$68.49	70
6	Human Resources Managers	$139,060	$66.85	50
7	Physician Assistants	$136,700	$65.72	90
8	Nurse Practitioners	$131,980	$63.45	120
9	Personal Financial Advisors	$127,360	$61.23	50
10	Sales Managers in Wisconsin	$125,650	$60.41	150
11	Construction Managers	$124,100	$59.66	170
12	Lawyers in Wisconsin	$121,720	$58.52	60
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$120,300	$57.84	110
14	General and Operations Managers in Wisconsin	$114,410	$55.00	580
15	Marketing Managers	$113,350	$54.50	30
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$112,910	$54.29	80
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$109,880	*	50
18	Computer Systems Analysts	$107,300	$51.59	60
19	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$104,220	$50.11	30
20	Software Developers in Wisconsin	$104,140	$50.07	100

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Fond du Lac, WI

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Wisconsin	1,350	30.74	1.24	$28,180
2	Cashiers in Wisconsin	1,120	25.48	1.28	$30,230
3	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Wisconsin	1,080	24.58	2.72	$51,200
4	Retail Salespersons in Wisconsin	1,040	23.67	0.94	$33,640
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Wisconsin	1,030	23.53	1.77	$57,730
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Wisconsin	990	22.59	1.19	$46,140
7	Registered Nurses in Wisconsin	960	21.87	1.01	$93,890
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Wisconsin	940	21.37	0.77	$34,190
9	Office Clerks, General in Wisconsin	870	19.88	1.25	$43,920
10	Stockers and Order Fillers in Wisconsin	650	14.80	0.81	$30,840
11	General and Operations Managers in Wisconsin	580	13.28	0.59	$114,410
12	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Wisconsin	560	12.77	1.60	$69,140
13	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Wisconsin	550	12.61	2.91	$70,260
13	Machinists	550	12.49	6.77	$57,700
15	Customer Service Representatives in Wisconsin	530	12.15	0.73	$47,500
16	Nursing Assistants in Wisconsin	520	11.76	1.26	$44,490
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Wisconsin	490	11.08	0.78	$37,600
18	Receptionists and Information Clerks in Wisconsin	470	10.62	1.81	$40,390
19	Waiters and Waitresses in Wisconsin	430	9.71	0.66	$28,980
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Wisconsin	420	9.55	1.07	$59,920

Most concentrated occupations in Fond du Lac, WI

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.86	120	2.82	$57,640
2	Machinists	6.77	550	12.49	$57,700
3	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.89	280	6.41	$48,890
4	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.08	250	5.59	$51,780
5	Food Batchmakers	4.54	220	5.09	$48,880
6	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.46	100	2.17	$79,500
7	Industrial Engineers	3.07	320	7.23	$98,410
8	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Wisconsin	2.91	550	12.61	$70,260
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Wisconsin	2.72	1,080	24.58	$51,200
10	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	2.54	180	4.07	$33,960

Occupation groups in Fond du Lac, WI

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$124,100	$145,130	**	**	**
Architecture and Engineering	$90,720	$94,060	1,090	24.91	1.48
Legal	$85,070	$105,370	120	2.69	0.32
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$82,910	$106,870	2,630	59.80	0.95
Computer and Mathematical	$81,340	$90,010	570	12.98	0.38
Business and Financial Operations	$76,910	$84,940	2,320	52.81	0.78
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$76,790	$82,900	170	3.97	0.42
Protective Service	$73,240	$67,250	860	19.52	0.80
Construction and Extraction	$64,940	$69,690	2,280	51.89	1.26
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$59,820	$61,060	1,820	41.44	1.06
Community and Social Service	$58,940	$59,410	700	15.87	0.92
Educational Instruction and Library	$56,930	$57,000	2,010	45.68	0.78
Production	$51,200	$53,190	5,680	129.45	2.35
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$50,410	$55,530	380	8.67	0.66
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$46,120	$44,110	40	1.01	0.36
Office and Administrative Support	$46,030	$48,610	4,980	113.38	0.99
Transportation and Material Moving	$45,170	$45,710	4,120	93.95	1.07
Healthcare Support	$38,570	$40,190	1,980	45.10	0.89
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,980	$38,880	1,020	23.17	0.79
Sales and Related	$36,530	$52,400	3,910	89.17	1.03
Personal Care and Service	$31,320	$35,520	750	17.16	0.82
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,050	$31,150	3,920	89.38	1.02

Every occupation in Wisconsin, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 200 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Fond du Lac, WI estimates (area 22540).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Fond du Lac, WI area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.