How much do Sales Engineers make in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN?

Percentile spread

For Sales Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $82,100 and the 90th percentile is $162,170. The difference is $80,070, which is 67.4% 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 $100,380 to the 75th at $136,080, covers $35,700.

The mean annual wage is $125,970, which sits above the median of $118,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN median is 4.9% lower than the national median of $124,900 for Sales Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,412, which is 3.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% higher than the Wisconsin median of $117,970.

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 $118,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Engineers at $129,412 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Engineers. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

• Madison, WI is 87 miles away, with a median of $119,900 and employment of 200. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,244, against $129,412 here.
• Cedar Rapids, IA is 114 miles away, with a median of $98,750. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,001, against $129,412 here.
• Rockford, IL is 141 miles away, with a median of $75,320 and employment of 110. That median is 36.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,733, against $129,412 here.

Employment share

Sales Engineers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (30 of 84,380). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.07 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.