Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Wausau, WI

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Wausau, WI earns $25,690 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,784 a month.

10th percentile: $21,960
25th percentile: $25,680
Median percentile: $25,690
75th percentile: $26,160
90th percentile: $32,520

Based on 130 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

$21,404 take-home a year

Gross pay	$25,690
Federal income tax	−$959
Social Security + Medicare	−$1,965
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$1,362
Monthly take-home	$1,784
Every two weeks	$823

Does it go far here?

$27,728Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

56%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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