Elementary school teacher · Kennewick, WA
Elementary school teacher in Kennewick: $3,059/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Kennewick at $100,380 a year. About 1,410 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $66,380 and the 90th is $115,980. Pay ranks 16th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,331/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,059 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 38 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,059
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,380
$66,380 to $115,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,331
$1,585 (2 bd)
Employment
1,410
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
16th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $100,380.
- Taxes$1,781
- Rent$1,331
- Other living costs$2,194
- Left over$3,059
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,380
- Federal income tax
- −$13,698
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,679
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,003
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,331
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,525
Left over each month
$8,365 gross, minus $1,781 in tax and $3,525 in living costs.
$3,059
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,471/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Kennewick?
$100,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,410 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Kennewick?
$3,059 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,331, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 38 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Kennewick.