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Registered Nurses Salary in La Crosse, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in La Crosse, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses in La Crosse is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Registered Nurses in La Crosse, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$71,730
25th Percentile Wage
$78,670
50th Percentile Wage
$80,720
75th Percentile Wage
$100,970
90th Percentile Wage
$100,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,730.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$80,720
7.09% 33.75%
2021
$75,000
0.43% -
2020
$74,680
2.97% -
2019
$72,460
0.98% -
2018
$71,750
3.32% -
2017
$69,370
5.02% -
2016
$65,890
16.33% -
2015
$55,130
2.23% -
2014
$53,900
1.48% -
2013
$53,100
-0.72% -
2012
$53,480
- -

Table 2. Compare Registered Nurses Salary in La Crosse with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,720 in La Crosse is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in La Crosse is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 26.4 percent (26.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$86,950
Madison
$81,370
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$81,320
La Crosse
$80,720
Sheboygan
$80,140
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$78,200
Racine
$77,960
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$77,810
Eau Claire
$77,730
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$77,580
Janesville
$76,510
Appleton
$76,270
Duluth
$75,970
Fond du Lac
$75,790
Wausau
$75,360
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$75,220
Green Bay
$74,920
Oshkosh-Neenah
$74,110
Lake County-Kenosha County
$73,760
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$59,410

See also: Top paying jobs in La Crosse, Wisconsin.