Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Wausau, WI

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Wausau, WI earns $90,900 a year, 52% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,663 a month.

10th percentile: $49,830
25th percentile: $64,350
Median percentile: $90,900
75th percentile: $94,680
90th percentile: $96,020

Based on 200 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

$67,960 take-home a year

Gross pay	$90,900
Federal income tax	−$11,168
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,954
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$4,818
Monthly take-home	$5,663
Every two weeks	$2,614

Does it go far here?

$98,110Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

18%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

All operating engineers and other construction equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin