Elementary school teacher · Racine, WI
Elementary school teacher in Racine: $974/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Racine at $60,840 a year. About 860 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $49,380 and the 90th is $84,260. Pay ranks 232nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,162/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $974 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lima, about 234 miles away, at $1,980 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$974
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,840
$49,380 to $84,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,162
$1,383 (2 bd)
Employment
860
Location quotient 1.26
Pay rank
232nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,840.
- Taxes$1,004
- Rent$1,162
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$974
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,840
- Federal income tax
- −$5,262
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,654
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,127
- Take-home pay
- $48,797
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,162
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,092
Left over each month
$5,070 gross, minus $1,004 in tax and $3,092 in living costs.
$974
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lima, $1,980/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Racine?
$60,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 860 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Racine?
$974 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,162, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Lima, about 234 miles away, leaves $1,980 a month, more than Racine.