High school teacher · Amarillo, TX
High school teacher in Amarillo: $1,399/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Amarillo at $59,240 a year. About 980 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $48,500 and the 90th is $73,860. Pay ranks 314th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($854/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,399 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Santa Fe, about 229 miles away, at $1,631 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,399
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,240
$48,500 to $73,860
Rent (1 bd)
$854
$1,017 (2 bd)
Employment
980
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
314th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $59,240.
- Taxes$800
- Rent$854
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$1,399
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,240
- Federal income tax
- −$5,070
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,532
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,638
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $854
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,737
Left over each month
$4,937 gross, minus $800 in tax and $2,737 in living costs.
$1,399
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Santa Fe, $1,631/mo.
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- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Amarillo?
$59,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 980 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Amarillo?
$1,399 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $854, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Santa Fe, about 229 miles away, leaves $1,631 a month, more than Amarillo.