H-1B salaries in La Crosse, WI

Based on 85 certified H-1B filings in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$97,850
Middle 50%$77.9k–$284.3k
vs. national median−20%comparison median $122,699
Filings85FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,072 and $788,133.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,000
25th$77,854
50th (median)$97,850
75th$284,294
90th$413,602

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $90k $130k FY2020: median $66,027 (45 filings) FY2021: median $90,998 (50 filings) FY2022: median $94,237 (48 filings) FY2023: median $86,986 (39 filings) FY2024: median $83,692 (44 filings) FY2025: median $96,380 (50 filings) FY2026: median $121,709 (35 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 45 filings FY20 FY2021: 50 filings FY21 FY2022: 48 filings FY22 FY2023: 39 filings FY23 FY2024: 44 filings FY24 FY2025: 50 filings FY25 FY2026: 35 filings FY26 50
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$66,027$61,500$165,00045
FY2021$90,998$63,478$184,50050
FY2022$94,237$70,616$182,50048
FY2023$86,986$76,668$148,91339
FY2024$83,692$65,894$142,75044
FY2025$96,380$76,801$125,49150
FY2026$121,709$80,850$375,24735

Cost of living

La Crosse's median H-1B salary of $97,850 is worth about $106,600 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,027Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,343Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)91.8Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$106,600Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesWI: yes · MN: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Physician$413,50214
Mechanical Engineer$97,92512