How much do Counter and Rental Clerks make in Eau Claire, WI?

Percentile spread

For Counter and Rental Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $30,510 and the 90th percentile is $73,730. The difference is $43,220, which is 93.8% 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 $37,530 to the 75th at $58,260, covers $20,730.

The mean annual wage is $48,440, which sits above the median of $46,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $41,300 for Counter and Rental Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,668, which is 20.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the Wisconsin median of $45,720.

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 $46,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Counter and Rental Clerks at $49,668 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Counter and Rental Clerks. Eau Claire, WI ranks 8th of 18 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).).

• Wausau, WI is 75 miles away, with a median of $45,700 and employment of 200. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,325, against $49,668 here.
• Rochester, MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $46,660 and employment of 200. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,376, against $49,668 here.
• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $45,300 and employment of 210. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,363, against $49,668 here.

Employment share

Counter and Rental Clerks accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (220 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (400,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 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.