Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Wausau, WI

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Wausau, WI earns $43,640 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,911 a month.

10th percentile: $35,160
25th percentile: $39,060
Median percentile: $43,640
75th percentile: $47,660
90th percentile: $52,360

Based on 250 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

$34,932 take-home a year

Gross pay	$43,640
Federal income tax	−$3,057
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,338
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$2,313
Monthly take-home	$2,911
Every two weeks	$1,344

Does it go far here?

$47,101Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

34%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 woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin