La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in La Crosse Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area
Figures describe the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not La Crosse city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 311 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians | $327,890 | $157.64 | 90 |
| 2 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 30 |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 40 |
| 4 | Nurse Anesthetists | $225,450 | $108.39 | 60 |
| 5 | Chief Executives | $210,790 | $101.34 | 150 |
| 6 | Dentists, General | $201,810 | $97.02 | 80 |
| 7 | Optometrists | $175,810 | $84.52 | 40 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $160,540 | $77.19 | 110 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $159,020 | $76.45 | 210 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $141,100 | $67.84 | 200 |
| 11 | Financial Managers | $133,280 | $64.08 | 370 |
| 12 | Human Resources Managers | $132,850 | $63.87 | 100 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | $130,230 | $62.61 | 90 |
| 14 | Natural Sciences Managers | $128,670 | $61.86 | 30 |
| 15 | Sales Managers | $127,740 | $61.42 | 220 |
| 16 | Purchasing Managers | $127,280 | $61.19 | 40 |
| 17 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $126,960 | $61.04 | 50 |
| 18 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $126,880 | $61.00 | 320 |
| 19 | Nurse Practitioners | $125,390 | $60.29 | 240 |
| 20 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $125,100 | $60.14 | 30 |
| 21 | Computer Network Architects | $125,010 | $60.10 | 50 |
| 22 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $121,780 | Not published | 120 |
| 23 | Construction Managers | $120,940 | $58.14 | 190 |
| 24 | Industrial Production Managers | $118,770 | $57.10 | 210 |
| 25 | Sales Engineers | $118,760 | $57.10 | 30 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the La Crosse metro area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.