Tool and Die Makers Salary in Wausau, WI

Tool and Die Makers pay range in Wausau

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,130 or more. The middle half of tool and die makers in Wausau earn between $58,030 and $73,480.

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

Tool and Die Makers pay in Wausau vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Tool and die makers in Wausau earn 5% less than the Wisconsin average ($67,520) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($66,860). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $64,050.

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

Tool and Die Makers salary after taxes in Wausau

On the average salary of $63,880, a single filer in Wausau takes home about $51,224 a year, or $4,269 a month and $1,970 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 tool and die makers? 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 $63,880 buys what about $68,947 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Wausau ($48,790). A typical home costs $274,194, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tool and Die Makers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Wausau ranks 11th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($72,050).

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Highest-paying cities for tool and die makers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,510).

Tool and Die Makers salary by city

Related jobs in Wausau

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,790 a year
• Machinists$54,140 a year
• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,920 a year
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,850 a year
• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,410 a year
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,920 a year
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,420 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,690 a year

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