High school teacher · Walla Walla, WA

High school teacher in Walla Walla: $3,586/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Walla Walla at $104,940 a year. About 120 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $76,780 and the 90th is $108,140. Pay ranks 6th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,150/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,586 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mount Vernon, about 218 miles away, at $3,968 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,586

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$104,940

$76,780 to $108,140

Rent (1 bd)

$1,150

$1,369 (2 bd)

Employment

120

Location quotient 0.66

Pay rank

6th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $104,940.

Taxes$1,894
Rent$1,150
Other living costs$2,115
Left over$3,586

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $104,940
Federal income tax: −$14,701
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,028
State income tax (WA): None
Take-home pay: $82,211
Effective tax rate: 21.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,150
Groceries: $430
Getting around: $558
Healthcare: $483
Utilities and internet: $269
Everything else: $376
Total spending: $3,265

Left over each month

$8,745 gross, minus $1,894 in tax and $3,265 in living costs.

$3,586

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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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Walla Walla?

$104,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Walla Walla?

$3,586 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,150, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Mount Vernon, about 218 miles away, leaves $3,968 a month, more than Walla Walla.