High school teacher · Albany, OR
High school teacher in Albany: $1,091/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Albany at $74,450 a year. About 390 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $49,140 and the 90th is $93,180. Pay ranks 119th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,091 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 232 miles away, at $3,586 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,091
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,450
$49,140 to $93,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
119th 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 $74,450.
- Taxes$1,638
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$1,091
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,450
- Federal income tax
- −$7,993
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,695
- State income tax (OR)
- −$5,973
- Take-home pay
- $54,788
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $630
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,475
Left over each month
$6,204 gross, minus $1,638 in tax and $3,475 in living costs.
$1,091
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,586/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Albany?
$74,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Albany?
$1,091 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 232 miles away, leaves $3,586 a month, more than Albany.