High school teacher · Cheyenne, WY
High school teacher in Cheyenne: $1,289/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Cheyenne at $61,980 a year. About 270 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $51,690 and the 90th is $74,950. Pay ranks 228th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,021/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,289 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 91 miles away, at $1,829 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,289
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,980
$51,690 to $74,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,021
$1,216 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
228th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,980.
- Taxes$845
- Rent$1,021
- Other living costs$2,010
- Left over$1,289
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,980
- Federal income tax
- −$5,399
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,741
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,839
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,021
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,031
Left over each month
$5,165 gross, minus $845 in tax and $3,031 in living costs.
$1,289
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 Cheyenne?
$61,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Cheyenne?
$1,289 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,021, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Boulder, about 91 miles away, leaves $1,829 a month, more than Cheyenne.