Elementary school teacher · Janesville, WI
Elementary school teacher in Janesville: $1,121/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Janesville at $60,220 a year. About 720 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $48,900 and the 90th is $79,270. Pay ranks 255th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($964/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,121 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lansing, about 227 miles away, at $1,840 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,121
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,220
$48,900 to $79,270
Rent (1 bd)
$964
$1,148 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
255th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,220.
- Taxes$991
- Rent$964
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$1,121
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,220
- Federal income tax
- −$5,188
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,607
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,094
- Take-home pay
- $48,331
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $964
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,907
Left over each month
$5,018 gross, minus $991 in tax and $2,907 in living costs.
$1,121
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lansing, $1,840/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Janesville?
$60,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Janesville?
$1,121 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $964, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Lansing, about 227 miles away, leaves $1,840 a month, more than Janesville.