High school teacher · Madison, WI
High school teacher in Madison: $1,019/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Madison at $64,080 a year. About 1,940 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $49,890 and the 90th is $80,190. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,019 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 128 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,019
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,080
$49,890 to $80,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
1,940
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
165th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $64,080.
- Taxes$1,076
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$1,019
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,080
- Federal income tax
- −$5,712
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,902
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,299
- Take-home pay
- $51,168
- Effective tax rate
- 20.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$5,340 gross, minus $1,076 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$1,019
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 Madison?
$64,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,940 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Madison?
$1,019 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 128 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Madison.