La Crosse, WI Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$95,569

Total DOL Filings

502

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

95.1

National avg = 100

Location vs National

La Crosse, WI$95,569

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in La Crosse, WI is 56.9% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in La Crosse

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc.	76	$162,500	Other
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE	57	$57,744	Other
Mayo Clinic	48	$67,250	Other
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION	46	$70,990	Staffing
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP	31	$87,173	Staffing
Aptiv	30	$89,814	Other
INGERSOLL RAND	27	$91,696	Other
Trane Technologies Company	26	$102,045	Other
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	24	$69,200	Other
SAP Labs LLC	20	$117,949	Other
University of Wisconsin System	16	$70,000	Other
Univ of WI System/La Crosse	13	$61,500	Other
Tavant Technologies Inc.	13	$97,157	Other
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE	12	$98,750	Other
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SYSTEM	10	$80,300	Other
TRANE A SUBSIDIARY OF INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY	9	$80,486	Other
SAP America, Inc.	8	$113,680	Other
Dairyland Power Cooperative	7	$107,994	Other
DF INSTITUTE	4	$97,805	Other
Optum Services, Inc.	4	$108,680	Other
Kwik Trip, Inc	3	$73,736	Other
TRANE U.S. INC.	3	$79,090	Other
International Quality Homecare Corporation	3	$41,999	Other
LOGISTICS HEALTH INCORPORATED	3	$83,144	Other
Deloitte Consulting LLP	3	$90,646	Staffing

Highest-Paying Occupations in La Crosse

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,500	+5.9%	30
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,000	-11.8%	9
Mechanical Engineers	$83,000	-12.5%	17
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,130	-23.7%	5
Engineers, All Other	$75,345	-29.9%	5
Industrial Engineers	$65,260	-31.4%	6
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,960	-24.9%	5
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,500	-16%	5
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$56,500	-13.2%	8
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$54,000	-47.6%	6
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$53,773	-33%	6

BLS Wage Survey Data - Wisconsin

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Wisconsin.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$231,070	50
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$214,690	280
Chief Executives	$209,090	4,440
Dentists, General	$206,650	2,160
Physicists	$174,010	220
Podiatrists	$170,090	190
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$166,690	30
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$149,760	7,190
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$142,360	450
Pharmacists	$140,410	4,940

Salary Trend in La Crosse, WI

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

La Crosse, WI has a cost of living index of 95.1, which is 4.9% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $105,152 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,500	$109,884
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,000	$92,534
Mechanical Engineers	$83,000	$87,277
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,130	$83,207
Engineers, All Other	$75,345	$79,227

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Popular Salary Pages in La Crosse, WI

Business Teachers, Postsecondary Mechanical Engineers Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in La Crosse, WI