How much do millwrights make an hour in Wausau, WI?

The median hourly wage is $40.13. The middle half earn between $34.05 and $43.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice millwrights make in Wausau, WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $34.05 an hour ($70,820 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $34.05.

How much does a journeyman millwright make in Wausau, WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $83,480 a year ($40.13 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $89,440–$91,050.

Do millwrights make more in Wausau or Green Bay?

Green Bay pays more: the median is $83,480 in Wausau and $84,880 in Green Bay, a 2% difference.

How does Wausau pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?

The Wausau median of $83,480 is 1% more than the Wisconsin median of $82,630.

Millwright salary in Wausau, WI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Wausau, WI area earn a median of $83,480 a year, or $40.13 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $91,050. Across all of Wisconsin, the median is $82,630, so Wausau pays 1% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$83,480

Bottom 10% under$70,820Top 10% over$91,050

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $34.05/hr
Jobs in this area: 50
After cost of living: $90,100
Median hourly pay: $40.13/hr
vs U.S. median: +27%
vs Wisconsin median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 48140, Wausau, WI). Excludes self-employed millwrights. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and top millwright pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$70,820–$70,820$34.05–$34.05/hr
Journeyman	$83,480$40.13/hr
Top earners	$89,440–$91,050$43.00–$43.78/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Wausau, WI compares

Wausau ranks 5th of 8 Wisconsin metro areas for millwright pay.
Millwrights are more concentrated in the Wausau area than nationally: 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $91,050, is 1.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $70,820: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Wisconsin metro areas

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Wausau, WI?: Millwrights in the Wausau, WI area earn a median of $83,480 a year, or $40.13 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $91,050.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Wausau, WI?: The median hourly wage is $40.13. The middle half earn between $34.05 and $43.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Wausau, WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $34.05 an hour ($70,820 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $34.05.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Wausau, WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $83,480 a year ($40.13 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $89,440–$91,050.
Do millwrights make more in Wausau or Green Bay?: Green Bay pays more: the median is $83,480 in Wausau and $84,880 in Green Bay, a 2% difference.
How does Wausau pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?: The Wausau median of $83,480 is 1% more than the Wisconsin median of $82,630.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9044 (Millwrights), area code 48140 (Wausau, WI). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed millwrights and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures