High school teacher · Albany, NY

High school teacher in Albany: $1,784/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Albany at $80,620 a year. About 3,500 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $57,560 and the 90th is $104,120. Pay ranks 61st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,784 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 60 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,784

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,620

$57,560 to $104,120

Rent (1 bd)

$1,367

$1,627 (2 bd)

Employment

3,500

Location quotient 1.14

Pay rank

61st of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $80,620.

Taxes$1,612
Rent$1,367
Other living costs$1,955
Left over$1,784

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,620
Federal income tax: −$9,350
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,167
State income tax (NY): −$3,829
Take-home pay: $61,273
Effective tax rate: 24.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,367
Groceries: $397
Getting around: $517
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,322

Left over each month

$6,718 gross, minus $1,612 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.

$1,784

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,736/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Albany?

$80,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,500 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,784 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Kingston, about 60 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Albany.