High school teacher · Waterloo, IA
High school teacher in Waterloo: $1,515/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Waterloo at $60,440 a year. About 660 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $47,520 and the 90th is $77,800. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($788/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,515 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 243 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,515
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,440
$47,520 to $77,800
Rent (1 bd)
$788
$938 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
290th 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 $60,440.
- Taxes$965
- Rent$788
- Other living costs$1,769
- Left over$1,515
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,440
- Federal income tax
- −$5,214
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,624
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,742
- Take-home pay
- $48,860
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $788
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,557
Left over each month
$5,037 gross, minus $965 in tax and $2,557 in living costs.
$1,515
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 Waterloo?
$60,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Waterloo?
$1,515 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $788, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 243 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Waterloo.