Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Wausau, WI

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Wausau, WI earns $59,730 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,917 a month.

10th percentile: $49,670
25th percentile: $54,560
Median percentile: $59,730
75th percentile: $65,400
90th percentile: $72,720

Based on 50 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

$47,007 take-home a year

Gross pay	$59,730
Federal income tax	−$4,988
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,569
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$3,166
Monthly take-home	$3,917
Every two weeks	$1,808

Does it go far here?

$64,468Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

26%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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