How much do Food Batchmakers make in Wausau, WI?

Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $37,320 and the 90th percentile is $57,510. The difference is $20,190, which is 41.6% 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 $45,900 to the 75th at $57,070, covers $11,170.

The mean annual wage is $48,960, which sits above the median of $48,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wausau, WI median is 14.8% higher than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,412, which is 23.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the Wisconsin median of $48,360.

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 $48,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $52,412 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 Food Batchmakers. Wausau, WI ranks 10th 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 $52,110 and employment of 400. That median is 7.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,155, against $52,412 here.
• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $47,890 and employment of 120. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,534, against $52,412 here.
• Appleton, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $49,390 and employment of 1,420. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,441, against $52,412 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 1.6% of wage-and-salary employment in Wausau, WI (1,090 of 69,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 13.97 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.