SOC 49-9071 · Wausau, WI metro

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Wausau, WI

The average salary for maintenance and repair workers, general in Wausau, Wisconsin is $55,200 a year ($26.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,650: half of the 830 people in this job in the Wausau, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($53,780).

$55,200average per year

$26.54 / hourMedian $55,650Take-home ≈ $44,700

  • $37K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

830people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#8 of 13Wisconsin metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay range in Wausau

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,410 or more. The middle half of maintenance and repair workers, general in Wausau earn between $47,030 and $63,800.

  • $37K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,200$4,600$26.54
Median$55,650$4,638$26.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,030$3,919$22.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,800$5,317$30.67

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

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay in Wausau vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Maintenance and repair workers, general in Wausau earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($55,230) and about the same as the U.S. average ($53,780). At the median the gap is +12% against the U.S. median of $49,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wausau$55,200$55,650$36,900$72,410830
Wisconsin$55,230$55,810$35,870$75,91030,880
United States$53,780$49,590$35,350$77,1801,529,700

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary after taxes in Wausau

On the average salary of $55,200, a single filer in Wausau takes home about $44,700 a year, or $3,725 a month and $1,719 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

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

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Is Wausau a good place for maintenance and repair workers, general? 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 $55,200 buys what about $59,578 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Wausau ($48,790). A typical home costs $274,194, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in other Wisconsin cities

Wausau ranks 8th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($61,940).

All Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for maintenance and repair workers, general

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,440).

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary by city

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Wausau: questions

How much do maintenance and repair workers, general make an hour in Wausau?

$26.54 an hour on average, and $26.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance and repair workers, general salary in Wausau?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,900 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance and repair workers, general take-home pay in Wausau?

About $44,700 a year ($3,725 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,200.

Do maintenance and repair workers, general earn more in Wausau than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($53,780).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9071; area Wausau, WI (48140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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