High school teacher · Wichita, KS
High school teacher in Wichita: $1,368/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Wichita at $61,840 a year. About 2,320 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $49,700 and the 90th is $76,230. Pay ranks 232nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,368 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Smith, about 218 miles away, at $1,433 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,368
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,840
$49,700 to $76,230
Rent (1 bd)
$857
$1,020 (2 bd)
Employment
2,320
Location quotient 1.10
Pay rank
232nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,840.
- Taxes$1,106
- Rent$857
- Other living costs$1,822
- Left over$1,368
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,840
- Federal income tax
- −$5,382
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,731
- State income tax (KS)
- −$3,162
- Take-home pay
- $48,565
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $857
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,679
Left over each month
$5,153 gross, minus $1,106 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.
$1,368
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Smith, $1,433/mo.
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Wichita?
$61,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,320 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Wichita?
$1,368 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Fort Smith, about 218 miles away, leaves $1,433 a month, more than Wichita.