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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Wausau, WI

The median cooks, fast food in Wausau, WI earns $29,600 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,033 a month.

10th percentile
$26,920
25th percentile
$28,040
Median percentile
$29,600
75th percentile
$32,040
90th percentile
$33,700

Based on 130 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

$24,395 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,600
Federal income tax−$1,372
Social Security + Medicare−$2,264
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,569
Monthly take-home$2,033
Every two weeks$938

Does it go far here?

$31,948Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($999 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wausau, WI

JobMedian 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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