High school teacher · Fond du Lac, WI
High school teacher in Fond du Lac: $1,299/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Fond du Lac at $61,680 a year. About 170 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $48,550 and the 90th is $79,170. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($882/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,299 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 142 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,299
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,680
$48,550 to $79,170
Rent (1 bd)
$882
$1,050 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
239th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,680.
- Taxes$1,021
- Rent$882
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$1,299
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,680
- Federal income tax
- −$5,363
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,719
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,171
- Take-home pay
- $49,427
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $882
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,820
Left over each month
$5,140 gross, minus $1,021 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.
$1,299
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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- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Fond du Lac?
$61,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Fond du Lac?
$1,299 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $882, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 142 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Fond du Lac.