How much do Medical Equipment Preparers make in Eau Claire, WI?

Percentile spread

For Medical Equipment Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $43,310 and the 90th percentile is $57,730. The difference is $14,420, which is 28.9% 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 $47,670 to the 75th at $56,590, covers $8,920.

The mean annual wage is $50,590, which sits above the median of $49,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 4.5% higher than the national median of $47,700 for Medical Equipment Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,731, which is 12.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% higher than the Wisconsin median of $47,570.

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 $49,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Equipment Preparers at $53,731 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Equipment Preparers. Eau Claire, WI ranks 2nd of 11 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 $46,650 and employment of 40. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,350, against $53,731 here.
• Rochester, MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $47,960 and employment of 140. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,807, against $53,731 here.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $53,420 and employment of 920. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,963, against $53,731 here.

Employment share

Medical Equipment Preparers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (60 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.40 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.