High paying teaching and library jobs in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

Every teaching and library 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 teaching and library 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

1Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,260 – $90,48030
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$81,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,820 – $131,01090
3Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,380 – $93,66040
4Instructional Coordinators$79,610
Master's degree
$52,850 – $125,95070
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,370
Bachelor's degree
$44,970 – $113,61060
6Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$78,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,630 – $99,31040
7Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$78,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,100 – $100,350110
8Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$78,110
Bachelor's degree
$58,700 – $96,82060
9Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$77,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,410 – $99,76030
10Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,210
Master's degree
$60,410 – $79,52070
11Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,530 – $97,28040
12Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,880 – $91,71070
13Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$72,580
Bachelor's degree
$36,840 – $91,79030
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,770
Bachelor's degree
$49,190 – $77,750130
15Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,050
Master's degree
$44,440 – $79,990100
16Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$63,750
Bachelor's degree
$46,300 – $78,260140
17Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,500
Bachelor's degree
$47,210 – $81,36060
18Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,740
Bachelor's degree
$48,550 – $79,770530
19Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$62,400
Bachelor's degree
$35,420 – $62,400170
20Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,210
Bachelor's degree
$48,060 – $77,040440
21Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,690
Bachelor's degree
$47,400 – $79,890710
22Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$45,030
Bachelor's degree
$45,030 – $63,340140
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,710
Some college, no degree
$29,060 – $44,420850
24Library Technicians$38,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,580 – $46,340100
25Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,150
Associate's degree
$29,590 – $44,770390
26Self-Enrichment Teachers$35,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,510 – $53,190190
27Tutors$34,230
Some college, no degree
$30,120 – $64,06030

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	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,030	$60,260 – $90,480	30
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,790	$59,820 – $131,010	90
3	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,310	$65,380 – $93,660	40
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$79,610	$52,850 – $125,950	70
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$79,370	$44,970 – $113,610	60
6	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,480	$63,630 – $99,310	40
7	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,350	$63,100 – $100,350	110
8	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$78,110	$58,700 – $96,820	60
9	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,300	$59,410 – $99,760	30
10	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$77,210	$60,410 – $79,520	70
11	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,130	$63,530 – $97,280	40
12	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,680	$60,880 – $91,710	70
13	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$72,580	$36,840 – $91,790	30
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,770	$49,190 – $77,750	130
15	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,050	$44,440 – $79,990	100
16	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,750	$46,300 – $78,260	140
17	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,500	$47,210 – $81,360	60
18	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,740	$48,550 – $79,770	530
19	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$62,400	$35,420 – $62,400	170
20	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,210	$48,060 – $77,040	440
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,690	$47,400 – $79,890	710
22	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$45,030	$45,030 – $63,340	140
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,710	$29,060 – $44,420	850
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,310	$21,580 – $46,340	100
25	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,150	$29,590 – $44,770	390
26	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,630	$27,510 – $53,190	190
27	TutorsSome college, no degree	$34,230	$30,120 – $64,060	30

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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