Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in Wausau, WI

The median industrial machinery mechanics in Wausau, WI earns $64,040 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,187 a month.

10th percentile: $50,220
25th percentile: $51,700
Median percentile: $64,040
75th percentile: $73,570
90th percentile: $81,020

Based on 560 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

$50,242 take-home a year

Gross pay	$64,040
Federal income tax	−$5,505
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,899
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$3,394
Monthly take-home	$4,187
Every two weeks	$1,932

Does it go far here?

$69,120Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

24%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
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,520
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,780

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