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Millwrights Salary in Wausau, WI

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Millwrights in Wausau, WI is $83,480. BLS estimates approximately 50 people work in this occupation in Wausau, WI. Wausau, WI is 27.1% above the national median ($65,700).

Median salary
$83,480
Average salary
$79,100
Median hourly
$40.13
Employment
50

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$70,820$34.05
25th percentile$70,820$34.05
Median (50th)$83,480$40.13
75th percentile$89,440$43.00
90th percentile$91,050$43.78

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.6% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 9.2% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.702
Location quotient
2.71

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Wausau, WI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.651, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $90,102 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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