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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in Wausau, WI

The median plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Wausau, WI earns $86,750 a year, 36% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,438 a month.

10th percentile
$50,380
25th percentile
$62,090
Median percentile
$86,750
75th percentile
$100,360
90th percentile
$103,440

Based on 260 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

$65,261 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,750
Federal income tax−$10,255
Social Security + Medicare−$6,636
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,598
Monthly take-home$5,438
Every two weeks$2,510

Does it go far here?

$93,631Median 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

JobMedian 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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