High school teacher · Wausau, WI

High school teacher in Wausau: $1,327/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Wausau at $59,560 a year. About 370 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $48,730 and the 90th is $78,170. Pay ranks 310th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($748/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,327 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 237 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,327

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,560

$48,730 to $78,170

Rent (1 bd)

$748

$890 (2 bd)

Employment

370

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

310th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $59,560.

Taxes$977
Rent$748
Other living costs$1,911
Left over$1,327

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,560
Federal income tax: −$5,109
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,556
State income tax (WI): −$2,059
Take-home pay: $47,836
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $748
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,659

Left over each month

$4,963 gross, minus $977 in tax and $2,659 in living costs.

$1,327

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 Wausau?

$59,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,327 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $748, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Chicago, about 237 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Wausau.