Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Wausau, WI

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Wausau, WI earns $58,350 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,831 a month.

10th percentile: $29,810
25th percentile: $40,030
Median percentile: $58,350
75th percentile: $64,490
90th percentile: $78,460

Based on 140 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

$45,972 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,350
Federal income tax	−$4,822
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,464
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$3,093
Monthly take-home	$3,831
Every two weeks	$1,768

Does it go far here?

$62,978Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

26%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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