High school teacher · Casper, WY
High school teacher in Casper: $1,266/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Casper median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Wyoming median, $62,690 a year. Wyoming has about 1,600 high school teacher jobs. The 10th percentile is $51,440 and the 90th is $78,830. On the pay used here, Casper ranks 206th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,266 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 212 miles away, at $1,829 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,266
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,690
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
206th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,690.
- Taxes$857
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$1,266
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,690
- Federal income tax
- −$5,484
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,796
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,410
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,101
Left over each month
$5,224 gross, minus $857 in tax and $3,101 in living costs.
$1,266
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $1,829/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Casper?
$62,690 a year. That figure is the Wyoming median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Casper?
$1,266 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Boulder, about 212 miles away, leaves $1,829 a month, more than Casper.