Salaries in Wausau, WI metro area

Typical pay for 268 jobs in the Wausau, WI metro area. The median for all workers is $48,790 a year ($23.46 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$48,790

Median hourly

$23.46

Workers

69,530

vs U.S. median

-4%

Highest paying jobs in Wausau, WI

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$364,260	170
Nurse Anesthetist	$269,790	70
Chief Executive	$202,460	120
Dentists, General	$202,250	70
Pharmacist	$148,740	130
Optometrist	$142,690	30
Marketing Manager	$141,150	50
Financial Manager	$131,320	300
Human Resources Manager	$131,240	70
Physician Assistant	$129,980	90
Nurse Practitioner	$129,720	220
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$129,620	120
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,530	100
Medical and Health Services Managers	$125,550	180
Sales Manager	$123,230	190

Most common jobs in Wausau, WI

Job	Workers	Median salary
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,110	$45,670
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,840	$43,460
Registered Nurse	1,830	$89,190
Cashier	1,660	$30,480
Retail Salesperson	1,660	$34,160
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,460	$58,520
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,440	$27,830
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,330	$35,910
Office Clerks, General	1,170	$44,660
Food Batchmaker	1,090	$48,560
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,020	$36,440
Customer Service Representative	1,000	$46,260
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,000	$73,790
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970	$36,800
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	970	$64,100

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Wisconsin.

All 268 jobs by category

Management Occupations (19)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (22)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (9)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (7)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (4)Community and Social Service Occupations (7)Legal Occupations (2)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (14)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (5)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (26)Healthcare Support Occupations (10)Protective Service Occupations (7)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (13)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)Personal Care and Service Occupations (7)Sales and Related Occupations (11)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (27)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (1)Construction and Extraction Occupations (10)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (14)Production Occupations (34)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (13)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$96,190	$46.25	80
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,530	$60.83	100
Chief Executive	$202,460	$97.34	120
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$129,620	$62.32	120
Construction Manager	$106,480	$51.19	90
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$105,910	—	90
Facilities Manager	$102,420	$49.24	40
Financial Manager	$131,320	$63.13	300
Food Service Manager	$53,190	$25.57	120
General and Operations Managers	$107,550	$51.71	810
Human Resources Manager	$131,240	$63.10	70
Managers, All Other	$98,060	$47.15	240
Marketing Manager	$141,150	$67.86	50
Medical and Health Services Managers	$125,550	$60.36	180
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$68,380	$32.87	30
Purchasing Manager	$121,610	$58.46	40
Sales Manager	$123,230	$59.25	190
Social and Community Service Managers	$79,060	$38.01	60
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$82,500	$39.66	110

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$77,680	$37.35	530
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$65,160	$31.33	150
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$68,490	$32.93	230
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$80,430	$38.67	200
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$74,210	$35.68	30
Compliance Officer	$73,320	$35.25	80
Cost Estimator	$71,850	$34.54	150
Credit Analyst	$58,830	$28.29	70
Financial and Investment Analysts	$66,000	$31.73	80
Financial Specialists, All Other	$59,780	$28.74	60
Human Resources Specialist	$66,750	$32.09	330
Insurance Underwriter	$71,140	$34.20	60
Labor Relations Specialist	$80,070	$38.50	50
Loan Officer	$80,080	$38.50	130
Logistician	$61,030	$29.34	90
Management Analyst	$92,370	$44.41	110
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$65,060	$31.28	240
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$45,570	$21.91	40
Personal Financial Advisor	$100,500	$48.32	70
Project Management Specialist	$88,940	$42.76	390
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$63,060	$30.32	30
Training and Development Specialists	$68,830	$33.09	160

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Occupations, All Other	$75,890	$36.49	40
Computer Programmer	$73,250	$35.21	30
Computer Systems Analyst	$82,720	$39.77	90
Computer User Support Specialist	$51,130	$24.58	330
Data Scientist	$104,420	$50.20	50
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$83,960	$40.37	170
Operations Research Analyst	$71,610	$34.43	60
Software Developer	$98,650	$47.43	190
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$74,840	$35.98	30

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$59,850	$28.77	70
Civil Engineer	$85,790	$41.25	90
Electrical Engineer	$85,210	$40.97	60
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$64,490	$31.01	70
Industrial Engineer	$92,120	$44.29	310
Mechanical Drafter	$57,920	$27.85	60
Mechanical Engineer	$79,340	$38.15	240

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$114,400	$55.00	40
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$85,010	$40.87	60
Psychologists, All Other	$71,040	$34.15	40
Urban and Regional Planners	$78,100	$37.55	30

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$57,720	$27.75	90
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$58,350	$28.05	140
Healthcare Social Worker	$63,000	$30.29	90
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$61,780	$29.70	150
Rehabilitation Counselor	$47,680	$22.93	n/a
Social and Human Service Assistants	$55,330	$26.60	110
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$61,240	$29.44	250

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$106,290	$51.10	150
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$45,590	$21.92	130

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,480	$38.69	70
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,500	—	460
Instructional Coordinator	$87,180	$41.92	40
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,950	—	30
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$74,780	$35.95	30
Library Technician	$36,380	$17.49	40
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,130	—	300
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,520	$15.64	160
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,560	—	370
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$37,070	$17.82	110
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$60,150	—	90
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$60,490	—	80
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,720	$17.65	250
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$36,970	—	560

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Coaches and Scouts	$31,010	—	60
Graphic Designer	$55,230	$26.55	60
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$45,110	$21.69	80
Producers and Directors	$46,020	$22.12	30
Public Relations Specialist	$62,510	$30.05	50

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$62,110	$29.86	50
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$62,780	$30.19	150
Dental Hygienist	$87,470	$42.05	150
Dentists, General	$202,250	$97.24	70
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$73,740	$35.45	30
Emergency Medical Technician	$39,150	$18.82	70
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$48,200	$23.17	100
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$60,360	$29.02	150
Medical Records Specialist	$50,680	$24.36	60
Nurse Anesthetist	$269,790	$129.71	70
Nurse Practitioner	$129,720	$62.36	220
Occupational Therapist	$90,030	$43.28	70
Ophthalmic Medical Technician	$47,660	$22.92	60
Opticians, Dispensing	$45,090	$21.68	50
Optometrist	$142,690	$68.60	30
Pharmacist	$148,740	$71.51	130
Pharmacy Technician	$41,710	$20.06	200
Physical Therapist	$99,910	$48.03	90
Physician Assistant	$129,980	$62.49	90
Physicians, All Other	$364,260	$175.12	170
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$75,340	$36.22	140
Registered Nurse	$89,190	$42.88	1,830
Speech-Language Pathologist	$78,030	$37.52	60
Surgical Technologist	$69,430	$33.38	90
Veterinarian	$101,540	$48.82	40
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$46,890	$22.54	70

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$46,740	$22.47	230
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$36,830	$17.71	70
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$35,910	$17.26	1,330
Medical Assistant	$47,870	$23.01	510
Medical Equipment Preparer	$46,650	$22.43	40
Medical Transcriptionist	$45,810	$22.02	50
Nursing Assistant	$43,660	$20.99	710
Phlebotomist	$45,190	$21.73	100
Physical Therapist Assistant	$60,250	$28.96	40
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,350	$17.48	50

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$88,780	$42.68	30
Firefighter	$46,820	$22.51	260
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$84,880	$40.81	50
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$90,470	$43.50	40
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$25,690	$12.35	130
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,150	$37.57	250
Security Guard	$34,400	$16.54	220

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$22,640	$10.88	610
Chefs and Head Cooks	$65,910	$31.69	30
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,600	$14.23	130
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,170	$18.35	160
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,180	$17.39	530
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$26,690	$12.83	130
Dishwasher	$27,860	$13.40	160
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,830	$13.38	1,440
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,000	$17.79	470
Food Preparation Worker	$31,720	$15.25	440
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$33,750	$16.23	160
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$27,340	$13.14	150
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,060	$13.97	720

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$48,640	$23.39	60
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$59,110	$28.42	70
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,800	$17.69	970
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,000	$18.27	430
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,580	$16.63	320
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$48,270	$23.21	30

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$30,420	$14.62	100
Animal Caretaker	$30,430	$14.63	70
Childcare Worker	$30,210	$14.52	130
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$44,120	$21.21	180
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$44,520	$21.41	80
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$34,050	$16.37	120
Recreation Worker	$38,030	$18.28	80

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$30,480	$14.65	1,660
Counter and Rental Clerks	$45,700	$21.97	200
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$93,450	$44.93	110
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$49,090	$23.60	430
Insurance Sales Agent	$62,760	$30.18	160
Parts Salesperson	$46,400	$22.31	170
Real Estate Sales Agent	$47,440	$22.81	100
Retail Salesperson	$34,160	$16.42	1,660
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,450	$28.58	350
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,100	$30.82	970
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,060	$27.91	140

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$47,930	$23.05	90
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,670	$22.92	150
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,880	$23.50	600
Customer Service Representative	$46,260	$22.24	1,000
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$56,460	$27.14	80
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$51,290	$24.66	30
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$67,930	$32.66	60
File Clerk	$41,790	$20.09	50
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,230	$31.36	570
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,110	$16.88	100
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$45,450	$21.85	40
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$27,610	$13.27	30
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$59,270	$28.49	150
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,660	$22.91	40
Library Assistants, Clerical	$40,630	$19.53	30
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,500	$22.84	180
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,570	$22.39	220
New Accounts Clerk	$46,540	$22.37	70
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$48,080	$23.11	n/a
Office Clerks, General	$44,660	$21.47	1,170
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,650	$28.68	60
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$59,880	$28.79	130
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$56,050	$26.95	270
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$39,670	$19.07	790
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,000	$22.60	590
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$47,850	$23.00	540
Teller	$40,370	$19.41	280

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$28,030	$13.48	50

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$49,990	$24.03	370
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$62,020	$29.82	110
Construction Laborer	$52,620	$25.30	510
Electrician	$78,680	$37.83	480
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,980	$36.53	240
Highway Maintenance Worker	$52,820	$25.40	120
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$90,900	$43.70	200
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,640	$22.90	50
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$86,750	$41.71	260
Sheet Metal Worker	$77,330	$37.18	170

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$72,540	$34.87	40
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$52,430	$25.21	80
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$53,100	$25.53	340
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,350	$28.53	280
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$59,630	$28.67	50
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$79,870	$38.40	390
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$59,110	$28.42	140
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$64,040	$30.79	560
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$50,040	$24.06	70
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$55,650	$26.76	830
Millwright	$83,480	$40.13	50
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,980	$30.76	80
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$58,420	$28.09	50
Tire Repairers and Changers	$40,490	$19.47	50

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$35,380	$17.01	70
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,530	$21.89	70
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,100	$21.69	190
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,120	$22.17	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,370	$22.77	360
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$57,330	$27.56	190
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer	$59,160	$28.44	40
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,100	$21.68	100
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,470	$22.34	350
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,660	$23.39	60
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,790	$35.48	1,000
Food Batchmaker	$48,560	$23.35	1,090
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,580	$19.51	160
Helpers--Production Workers	$48,790	$23.46	70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$50,250	$24.16	630
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,040	$16.37	50
Machinist	$53,680	$25.81	360
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$45,670	$21.96	2,110
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$69,080	$33.21	190
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$51,980	$24.99	n/a
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,890	$23.99	70
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,030	$22.13	620
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$61,070	$29.36	430
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$37,580	$18.07	30
Printing Press Operator	$50,650	$24.35	120
Production Workers, All Other	$46,180	$22.20	120
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$45,200	$21.73	110
Sewing Machine Operator	$39,110	$18.80	30
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$58,220	$27.99	80
Tool and Die Makers	$63,570	$30.56	60
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,730	$28.72	50
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,780	$26.82	930
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,670	$25.32	30
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$43,640	$20.98	250

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,790	$16.73	50
Bus Drivers, School	$46,200	$22.21	240
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$44,440	$21.36	60
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,660	$17.15	160
Driver/Sales Worker	$26,810	$12.89	170
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,460	$29.07	260
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,520	$28.14	1,460
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,040	$21.17	300
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,460	$20.90	1,840
Light Truck Driver	$45,560	$21.90	710
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,660	$17.63	180
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$32,830	$15.79	100
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,440	$17.52	1,020