High school teacher · Austin, TX
High school teacher in Austin: $1,118/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Austin at $62,320 a year. About 8,160 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $52,970 and the 90th is $76,720. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,118 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Laredo, about 201 miles away, at $1,746 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,118
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,320
$52,970 to $76,720
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
8,160
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
212th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,320.
- Taxes$839
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$1,118
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,320
- Federal income tax
- −$5,298
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,767
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,254
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$1,118 left/mo
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Laredo, $1,746/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Austin?
$62,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,160 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Austin?
$1,118 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Laredo, about 201 miles away, leaves $1,746 a month, more than Austin.