How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN?

Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $97,470 and the 90th percentile is $159,590. The difference is $62,120, which is 48.3% 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 $104,680 to the 75th at $149,430, covers $44,750.

The mean annual wage is $128,010, which sits below the median of $128,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN median is 23.1% lower than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $140,211, which is 16.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the Wisconsin median of $128,890.

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 $128,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $140,211 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN ranks 4th of 12 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).).

• Rochester, MN is 63 miles away, with a median of $127,920 and employment of 80. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,848, against $140,211 here.
• Madison, WI is 87 miles away, with a median of $136,990 and employment of 530. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,810, against $140,211 here.
• Cedar Rapids, IA is 114 miles away, with a median of $101,530 and employment of 40. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,126, against $140,211 here.

Employment share

Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (30 of 84,380). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.