High school teacher · Oshkosh, WI
High school teacher in Oshkosh: $1,137/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Oshkosh at $60,420 a year. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $49,960 and the 90th is $76,580. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,137 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 166 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,137
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,420
$49,960 to $76,580
Rent (1 bd)
$988
$1,176 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 0.54
Pay rank
292nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,420.
- Taxes$995
- Rent$988
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$1,137
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,420
- Federal income tax
- −$5,212
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,622
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,105
- Take-home pay
- $48,481
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $988
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$5,035 gross, minus $995 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$1,137
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 Oshkosh?
$60,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Oshkosh?
$1,137 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 166 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Oshkosh.