Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Wausau, WI

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Wausau, WI earns $45,200 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,009 a month.

10th percentile: $35,880
25th percentile: $38,320
Median percentile: $45,200
75th percentile: $45,200
90th percentile: $49,880

Based on 110 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

$36,103 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,200
Federal income tax	−$3,244
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,458
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$2,396
Monthly take-home	$3,009
Every two weeks	$1,389

Does it go far here?

$48,785Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

33%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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