A wire electric discharge machine includes a mechanism for adjusting the level of a machining fluid in a machining tank. This mechanism includes a machining fluid intake opening provided in the machining tank so as to be vertically movable, an exhaust valve for adjusting an exhaust amount of the machining fluid taken from the machining fluid intake opening, and a machining fluid outlet portion that guides the machining fluid taken from the machining fluid intake opening to the exhaust valve. The mechanism controls such that the level of the machining fluid in the machining tank becomes uniform by adjusting the exhaust valve.