Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Wausau, WI

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Wausau, WI earns $58,520 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,842 a month.

10th percentile: $45,360
25th percentile: $49,000
Median percentile: $58,520
75th percentile: $64,340
90th percentile: $74,260

Based on 1,460 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

$46,099 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,520
Federal income tax	−$4,842
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,477
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$3,102
Monthly take-home	$3,842
Every two weeks	$1,773

Does it go far here?

$63,162Median 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
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,780

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