Elementary school teacher · Walla Walla, WA
Elementary school teacher in Walla Walla: $3,471/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Walla Walla at $102,980 a year. About 220 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 $62,000 and the 90th is $106,970. Pay ranks 3rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,150/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,471 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Spokane is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,389 left over a month), and Walla Walla still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,471
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,980
$62,000 to $106,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,150
$1,369 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
3rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $102,980.
- Taxes$1,846
- Rent$1,150
- Other living costs$2,115
- Left over$3,471
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,980
- Federal income tax
- −$14,270
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,878
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,832
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,150
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,265
Left over each month
$8,582 gross, minus $1,846 in tax and $3,265 in living costs.
$3,471
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $3,389/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Walla Walla?
$102,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Walla Walla?
$3,471 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,150, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Spokane at $3,389 a month.