High school teacher · Kennewick, WA
High school teacher in Kennewick: $3,189/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Kennewick at $102,600 a year. About 720 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $80,430 and the 90th is $120,250. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,331/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,189 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mount Vernon, about 188 miles away, at $3,968 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,189
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,600
$80,430 to $120,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,331
$1,585 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
13th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $102,600.
- Taxes$1,836
- Rent$1,331
- Other living costs$2,194
- Left over$3,189
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,600
- Federal income tax
- −$14,186
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,849
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,565
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,331
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,525
Left over each month
$8,550 gross, minus $1,836 in tax and $3,525 in living costs.
$3,189
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mount Vernon, $3,968/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Kennewick?
$102,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Kennewick?
$3,189 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,331, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Mount Vernon, about 188 miles away, leaves $3,968 a month, more than Kennewick.