How much do Bartenders make in Wausau, WI?

Percentile spread

For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $16,850 and the 90th percentile is $36,360. The difference is $19,510, which is 86.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $19,290 to the 75th at $28,560, covers $9,270.

The mean annual wage is $25,320, which sits above the median of $22,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wausau, WI median is 34.1% lower than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $24,436, which is 28.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% lower than the Wisconsin median of $23,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wausau, WI is 92.651, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $22,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $24,436 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bartenders. Wausau, WI ranks 17th of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Eau Claire, WI is 75 miles away, with a median of $22,990 and employment of 920. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,775, against $24,436 here.
• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $23,120 and employment of 960. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,879, against $24,436 here.
• Appleton, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $23,330 and employment of 1,230. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,244, against $24,436 here.

Employment share

Bartenders accounts for 0.88% of wage-and-salary employment in Wausau, WI (610 of 69,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.80 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.