High school teacher · Allentown, PA
High school teacher in Allentown: $1,672/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Allentown at $79,990 a year. About 3,750 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $59,840 and the 90th is $99,620. Pay ranks 66th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,431/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,672 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 99 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,672
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,990
$59,840 to $99,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,431
$1,704 (2 bd)
Employment
3,750
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
66th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $79,990.
- Taxes$1,549
- Rent$1,431
- Other living costs$2,014
- Left over$1,672
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,990
- Federal income tax
- −$9,212
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,119
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,456
- City / county wage tax
- −$800
- Take-home pay
- $61,403
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,431
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,445
Left over each month
$6,666 gross, minus $1,549 in tax and $3,445 in living costs.
$1,672
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 Allentown?
$79,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,750 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Allentown?
$1,672 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,431, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 99 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Allentown.