High school teacher · Altoona, PA

High school teacher in Altoona: $1,114/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Altoona at $60,770 a year. About 700 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.73). The 10th percentile is $48,790 and the 90th is $78,260. Pay ranks 278th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($847/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 $1,114 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 232 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,114

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,770

$48,790 to $78,260

Rent (1 bd)

$847

$1,008 (2 bd)

Employment

700

Location quotient 1.73

Pay rank

278th 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 $60,770.

Taxes$1,031
Rent$847
Other living costs$2,072
Left over$1,114

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,770
Federal income tax: −$5,254
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,649
State income tax (PA): −$1,866
City / county wage tax: −$608
Take-home pay: $48,394
Effective tax rate: 20.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $847
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $617
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $2,919

Left over each month

$5,064 gross, minus $1,031 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.

$1,114

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 Altoona?

$60,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 700 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,114 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 $847, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Kingston, about 232 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Altoona.