Elementary school teacher · Wichita, KS
Elementary school teacher in Wichita: $1,169/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Wichita at $58,640 a year. About 2,940 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $48,470 and the 90th is $65,150. Pay ranks 296th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,169 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Island, about 246 miles away, at $1,380 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,169
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,640
$48,470 to $65,150
Rent (1 bd)
$857
$1,020 (2 bd)
Employment
2,940
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
296th 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 $58,640.
- Taxes$1,039
- Rent$857
- Other living costs$1,822
- Left over$1,169
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,640
- Federal income tax
- −$4,998
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,486
- State income tax (KS)
- −$2,984
- Take-home pay
- $46,172
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $857
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,679
Left over each month
$4,887 gross, minus $1,039 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.
$1,169
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Island, $1,380/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Wichita?
$58,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,940 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Wichita?
$1,169 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Grand Island, about 246 miles away, leaves $1,380 a month, more than Wichita.