High paying medical jobs in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN run 8.2% below the national average (2024), so a La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$327,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,300 – $338,39090
2Nurse Anesthetists$225,450
Master's degree
$160,170 – $287,70060
3Dentists, General$201,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$129,380 – $287,69080
4Optometrists$175,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$110,530 – $224,14040
5Pharmacists$159,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$110,320 – $187,810210
6Nurse Practitioners$125,390
Master's degree
$103,640 – $158,750240
7Veterinarians$105,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,590 – $153,97030
8Registered Nurses$98,370
Bachelor's degree
$79,820 – $120,2202,920
9Physical Therapists$97,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,520 – $121,830200
10Dental Hygienists$95,950
Associate's degree
$80,840 – $99,990150
11Chiropractors$83,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,480 – $264,99050
12Occupational Therapists$82,560
Master's degree
$70,680 – $102,960120
13Speech-Language Pathologists$79,300
Master's degree
$61,040 – $101,580100
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,720
Associate's degree
$61,870 – $93,120160
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$68,380
Bachelor's degree
$60,970 – $81,58050
16Medical Records Specialists$64,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,430 – $101,06070
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,670 – $77,170260
18Athletic Trainers$61,820
Master's degree
$47,380 – $75,37040
19Paramedics$59,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,850 – $74,64050
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,230
Bachelor's degree
$37,640 – $99,180250
21Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$56,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,050 – $73,080100
22Emergency Medical Technicians$46,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,140 – $54,280120
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,930
Associate's degree
$38,460 – $55,47060
24Pharmacy Technicians$45,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,180 – $56,620350
25Opticians, Dispensing$44,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,090 – $60,58060
26Psychiatric Technicians$37,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,630 – $46,35080
27Dietetic Technicians$37,310
Associate's degree
$29,370 – $42,68040

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianLa Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$327,890	$75,300 – $338,390	90
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$225,450	$160,170 – $287,700	60
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$201,810	$129,380 – $287,690	80
4	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$175,810	$110,530 – $224,140	40
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$159,020	$110,320 – $187,810	210
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,390	$103,640 – $158,750	240
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$105,230	$83,590 – $153,970	30
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$98,370	$79,820 – $120,220	2,920
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,550	$79,520 – $121,830	200
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$95,950	$80,840 – $99,990	150
11	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$83,510	$41,480 – $264,990	50
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$82,560	$70,680 – $102,960	120
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$79,300	$61,040 – $101,580	100
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,720	$61,870 – $93,120	160
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$68,380	$60,970 – $81,580	50
16	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,590	$47,430 – $101,060	70
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,950	$51,670 – $77,170	260
18	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$61,820	$47,380 – $75,370	40
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,280	$46,850 – $74,640	50
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,230	$37,640 – $99,180	250
21	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,010	$42,050 – $73,080	100
22	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,200	$37,140 – $54,280	120
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,930	$38,460 – $55,470	60
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,880	$35,180 – $56,620	350
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,620	$37,090 – $60,580	60
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,770	$33,630 – $46,350	80
27	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$37,310	$29,370 – $42,680	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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