Eau Claire, WI · SOC 13-1082
Project Management Specialists in Eau Claire
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$95,840
per year in Eau Claire
6% below
National Median
$102,320
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$46.08/hr
median hourly
Employment
460
jobs in Eau Claire
BLS metro-level wage data places Project Management Specialists pay in Eau Claire, WI at a median of $95,840 per year ($46.08/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $102,320, Eau Claire pays 6% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 460 project management specialistss are employed across the Eau Claire MSA in SOC 13-1082.
The Eau Claire pay distribution spans from $59,710 at the 10th percentile to $135,820 at the 90th — a 2.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $75,280 and the 75th at $109,460, so half of Eau Claire-based project management specialistss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Eau Claire, WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide WI data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Eau Claire
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$59,710
25th Percentile
$75,280
Median
$95,840
75th Percentile
$109,460
90th Percentile
$135,820
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