Elementary school teacher · La Crosse, WI
Elementary school teacher in La Crosse: $1,269/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in La Crosse at $60,690 a year. About 710 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $47,400 and the 90th is $79,890. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($894/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,269 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 211 miles away, at $1,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,269
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,690
$47,400 to $79,890
Rent (1 bd)
$894
$1,064 (2 bd)
Employment
710
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
239th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,690.
- Taxes$1,001
- Rent$894
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$1,269
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,690
- Federal income tax
- −$5,244
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,643
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,119
- Take-home pay
- $48,684
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $894
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,788
Left over each month
$5,058 gross, minus $1,001 in tax and $2,788 in living costs.
$1,269
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $1,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in La Crosse?
$60,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in La Crosse?
$1,269 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $894, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
St. Cloud, about 211 miles away, leaves $1,933 a month, more than La Crosse.