High school teacher · Abilene, TX
High school teacher in Abilene: $899/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Abilene at $59,990 a year. About 610 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $45,550 and the 90th is $73,800. Pay ranks 305th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $899 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 142 miles away, at $1,647 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$899
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,990
$45,550 to $73,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,421
$1,692 (2 bd)
Employment
610
Location quotient 1.19
Pay rank
305th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $59,990.
- Taxes$812
- Rent$1,421
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$899
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,990
- Federal income tax
- −$5,160
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,589
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,240
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,421
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $552
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,288
Left over each month
$4,999 gross, minus $812 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.
$899
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,647/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Abilene?
$59,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 610 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Abilene?
$899 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 142 miles away, leaves $1,647 a month, more than Abilene.