High school teacher · Eau Claire, WI

High school teacher in Eau Claire: $1,273/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Eau Claire at $61,180 a year. About 380 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $47,410 and the 90th is $82,150. Pay ranks 265th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,273 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rockford, about 212 miles away, at $2,106 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,273

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,180

$47,410 to $82,150

Rent (1 bd)

$911

$1,085 (2 bd)

Employment

380

Location quotient 0.64

Pay rank

265th 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 $61,180.

Taxes$1,011
Rent$911
Other living costs$1,904
Left over$1,273

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,180
Federal income tax: −$5,303
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,680
State income tax (WI): −$2,145
Take-home pay: $49,052
Effective tax rate: 19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $911
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,815

Left over each month

$5,098 gross, minus $1,011 in tax and $2,815 in living costs.

$1,273

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rockford, $2,106/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Eau Claire?

$61,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Eau Claire?

$1,273 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $911, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Rockford, about 212 miles away, leaves $2,106 a month, more than Eau Claire.