Elementary school teacher · Oshkosh, WI
Elementary school teacher in Oshkosh: $1,120/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Oshkosh at $60,150 a year. About 690 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $49,760 and the 90th is $83,560. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,120 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bay City, about 235 miles away, at $1,939 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,120
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,150
$49,760 to $83,560
Rent (1 bd)
$988
$1,176 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
263rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,150.
- Taxes$989
- Rent$988
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$1,120
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,150
- Federal income tax
- −$5,180
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,601
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,090
- Take-home pay
- $48,279
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $988
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$5,013 gross, minus $989 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$1,120
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bay City, $1,939/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Oshkosh?
$60,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Oshkosh?
$1,120 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Bay City, about 235 miles away, leaves $1,939 a month, more than Oshkosh.