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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Wausau, WI

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Wausau, WI earns $59,110 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,879 a month.

10th percentile
$45,370
25th percentile
$47,550
Median percentile
$59,110
75th percentile
$73,180
90th percentile
$91,560

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

$46,542 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,110
Federal income tax−$4,913
Social Security + Medicare−$4,522
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,133
Monthly take-home$3,879
Every two weeks$1,790

Does it go far here?

$63,799Median 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

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

All heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin