High school teacher · Ames, IA
High school teacher in Ames: $1,788/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Ames at $63,450 a year. About 310 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $48,450 and the 90th is $81,930. Pay ranks 180th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($760/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,788 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rockford, about 239 miles away, at $2,106 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,788
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,450
$48,450 to $81,930
Rent (1 bd)
$760
$905 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
180th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,450.
- Taxes$1,024
- Rent$760
- Other living costs$1,716
- Left over$1,788
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,450
- Federal income tax
- −$5,576
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,854
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,856
- Take-home pay
- $51,164
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $760
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $457
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,476
Left over each month
$5,288 gross, minus $1,024 in tax and $2,476 in living costs.
$1,788
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rockford, $2,106/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Ames?
$63,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Ames?
$1,788 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $760, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Rockford, about 239 miles away, leaves $2,106 a month, more than Ames.