High school teacher · Ann Arbor, MI
High school teacher in Ann Arbor: $924/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Ann Arbor at $63,780 a year. About 1,040 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $49,190 and the 90th is $95,190. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,492/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $924 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 208 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$924
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,780
$49,190 to $95,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,492
$1,776 (2 bd)
Employment
1,040
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
172nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,780.
- Taxes$1,136
- Rent$1,492
- Other living costs$1,763
- Left over$924
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,780
- Federal income tax
- −$5,646
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,879
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,473
- City / county wage tax
- −$638
- Take-home pay
- $50,145
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,492
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $394
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,255
Left over each month
$5,315 gross, minus $1,136 in tax and $3,255 in living costs.
$924
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,451/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Ann Arbor?
$63,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,040 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Ann Arbor?
$924 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,492, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 208 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Ann Arbor.