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Cost Estimators salary in Wausau, WI

The median cost estimators in Wausau, WI earns $71,850 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,631 a month.

10th percentile
$46,760
25th percentile
$58,390
Median percentile
$71,850
75th percentile
$90,730
90th percentile
$109,000

Based on 150 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

$55,568 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,850
Federal income tax−$6,977
Social Security + Medicare−$5,497
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,808
Monthly take-home$4,631
Every two weeks$2,137

Does it go far here?

$77,549Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
22%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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