How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN?

Percentile spread

For Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $48,850 and the 90th percentile is $99,490. The difference is $50,640, which is 78.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $57,890 to the 75th at $86,260, covers $28,370.

The mean annual wage is $72,600, which sits above the median of $64,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN median is 17% lower than the national median of $78,000 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,536, which is 9.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.2% lower than the Wisconsin median of $78,160.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Wisconsin, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 91.769, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators at $70,536 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN ranks 14th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Dubuque, IA is 86 miles away, with a median of $62,930 and employment of 230. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,062, against $70,536 here.
• Eau Claire, WI is 86 miles away, with a median of $75,610 and employment of 90. That median is 16.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,480, against $70,536 here.
• Madison, WI is 87 miles away, with a median of $81,200 and employment of 1,400. That median is 25.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,464, against $70,536 here.

Employment share

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (60 of 84,380). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (324,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.34 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.