Accountants and Auditors salary in Wausau, WI

The median accountants and auditors in Wausau, WI earns $77,680 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,947 a month.

10th percentile: $57,610
25th percentile: $62,790
Median percentile: $77,680
75th percentile: $98,790
90th percentile: $127,220

Based on 530 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$59,361 take-home a year

Gross pay	$77,680
Federal income tax	−$8,260
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,943
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$4,117
Monthly take-home	$4,947
Every two weeks	$2,283

Does it go far here?

$83,842Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($999 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wausau, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$107,550
Registered Nurses	$89,190
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,790
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,100
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,040
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,520
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,780

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