Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Wausau, WI

The median chefs and head cooks in Wausau, WI earns $65,910 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,304 a month.

10th percentile: $41,040
25th percentile: $48,360
Median percentile: $65,910
75th percentile: $74,680
90th percentile: $85,000

Based on 30 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

$51,645 take-home a year

Gross pay	$65,910
Federal income tax	−$5,729
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,042
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$3,493
Monthly take-home	$4,304
Every two weeks	$1,986

Does it go far here?

$71,138Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

23%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
Accountants and Auditors	$77,680
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

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