Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in Wausau, WI

Postal Service Mail Carriers pay range in Wausau

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,040 or more. The middle half of postal service mail carriers in Wausau earn between $52,520 and $77,960.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Wausau vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Postal service mail carriers in Wausau earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($62,190) and about the same as the U.S. average ($62,540). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $60,550.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postal Service Mail Carriers salary after taxes in Wausau

On the average salary of $62,960, a single filer in Wausau takes home about $50,540 a year, or $4,212 a month and $1,944 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Wausau a good place for postal service mail carriers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wausau area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $62,960 buys what about $67,954 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Wausau ($48,790). A typical home costs $274,194, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Wausau ranks 5th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Appleton pays the most ($64,140).

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Highest-paying cities for postal service mail carriers

Bozeman, MT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,930).

Postal Service Mail Carriers salary by city

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• Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,910 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,170 a year
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,240 a year
• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,340 a year
• Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$54,380 a year
• Bill and Account Collectors$52,640 a year

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