How much do Maintenance and Repair Workers, General make in Wausau, WI?

Percentile spread

For Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, the published 10th percentile is $36,900 and the 90th percentile is $72,410. The difference is $35,510, which is 63.8% 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 $47,030 to the 75th at $63,800, covers $16,770.

The mean annual wage is $55,200, which sits below the median of $55,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wausau, WI median is 12.2% higher than the national median of $49,590 for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,064, which is 21.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the Wisconsin median of $55,810.

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 $55,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Maintenance and Repair Workers, General at $60,064 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 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. 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 $53,890 and employment of 920. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,074, against $60,064 here.
• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $58,470 and employment of 990. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,919, against $60,064 here.
• Appleton, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $57,420 and employment of 1,340. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,130, against $60,064 here.

Employment share

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General accounts for 1.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Wausau, WI (830 of 69,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.98% of employment (1,529,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 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.