Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks salary in Wausau, WI

The median hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Wausau, WI earns $35,110 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,378 a month.

10th percentile: $29,660
25th percentile: $30,320
Median percentile: $35,110
75th percentile: $35,590
90th percentile: $37,630

Based on 100 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

$28,530 take-home a year

Gross pay	$35,110
Federal income tax	−$2,033
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,686
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$1,861
Monthly take-home	$2,378
Every two weeks	$1,097

Does it go far here?

$37,895Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

42%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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