High school teacher · Appleton, WI
High school teacher in Appleton: $1,278/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Appleton at $61,600 a year. About 780 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $49,790 and the 90th is $78,060. Pay ranks 243rd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($916/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,278 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 177 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,278
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,600
$49,790 to $78,060
Rent (1 bd)
$916
$1,090 (2 bd)
Employment
780
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
243rd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,600.
- Taxes$1,019
- Rent$916
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$1,278
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,600
- Federal income tax
- −$5,354
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,712
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,167
- Take-home pay
- $49,367
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $916
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,836
Left over each month
$5,133 gross, minus $1,019 in tax and $2,836 in living costs.
$1,278
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,451/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Appleton?
$61,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 780 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Appleton?
$1,278 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $916, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 177 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Appleton.