How much do Conservation Scientists make in Eau Claire, WI?

Percentile spread

For Conservation Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $50,150 and the 90th percentile is $99,020. The difference is $48,870, which is 56.8% 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 $75,840 to the 75th at $94,520, covers $18,680.

The mean annual wage is $81,560, which sits below the median of $86,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $73,010 for Conservation Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,752, which is 27% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% higher than the Wisconsin median of $79,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Conservation Scientists at $92,752 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Conservation Scientists. Eau Claire, WI ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $79,440 and employment of 50. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,565, against $92,752 here.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $75,090 and employment of 310. That median is 12.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,636, against $92,752 here.
• Madison, WI is 153 miles away, with a median of $85,110 and employment of 260. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,483, against $92,752 here.

Employment share

Conservation Scientists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (30 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.09 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.