Computer Programmers Salary in Wausau, WI

Computer Programmers pay range in Wausau

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,140 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Wausau earn between $61,910 and $86,460.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Wausau

On the average salary of $79,080, a single filer in Wausau takes home about $61,277 a year, or $5,106 a month and $2,357 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Wausau a good place for computer programmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wausau area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $79,080 buys what about $85,353 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Wausau ($48,790). A typical home costs $274,194, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Wausau ranks 8th of 8 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($102,860).

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Highest-paying cities for computer programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,780).

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