Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Wausau, WI

338 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Wausau, WI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$64,490	70	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,100	970	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,040	560	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,980	80	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$63,570	60	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$63,000	90	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,950	30	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$62,760	160	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$62,510	50	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$62,110	50	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$62,020	110	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$61,780	150	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$61,070	430	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$61,030	90	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$61,030	90	View salary detail
Logisticians	$61,030	90	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$60,490	80	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$60,360	150	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,250	40	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$59,850	70	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$59,780	60	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$59,780	60	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$59,780	60	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,730	50	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,650	60	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$59,630	50	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,560	370	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,500	460	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,450	350	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,350	280	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$59,270	150	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$59,160	40	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,130	300	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$59,110	70	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$59,110	140	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$58,830	70	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,520	1,460	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$58,420	50	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$58,350	140	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$58,220	80	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,060	140	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$57,920	60	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$57,720	90	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$57,330	190	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$56,460	80	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$56,050	270	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,780	930	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$55,650	830	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$55,330	110	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$55,230	60	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.