High school teacher · Green Bay, WI
High school teacher in Green Bay: $1,402/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Green Bay at $62,890 a year. About 690 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $50,200 and the 90th is $80,010. Pay ranks 196th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($868/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,402 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 188 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,402
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,890
$50,200 to $80,010
Rent (1 bd)
$868
$1,033 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
196th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,890.
- Taxes$1,046
- Rent$868
- Other living costs$1,925
- Left over$1,402
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,890
- Federal income tax
- −$5,508
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,811
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,236
- Take-home pay
- $50,335
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $868
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,793
Left over each month
$5,241 gross, minus $1,046 in tax and $2,793 in living costs.
$1,402
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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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Green Bay?
$62,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Green Bay?
$1,402 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $868, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 188 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Green Bay.