Cost Estimators Salary in Wausau, WI

Cost Estimators pay range in Wausau

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,000 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Wausau earn between $58,390 and $90,730.

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Wausau

On the average salary of $76,300, a single filer in Wausau takes home about $59,486 a year, or $4,957 a month and $2,288 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 cost estimators? 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 $76,300 buys what about $82,352 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 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Wisconsin cities

Wausau ranks 11th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Racine pays the most ($83,560).

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Highest-paying cities for cost estimators

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($109,520).

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