High school teacher · Bangor, ME

High school teacher in Bangor: $751/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Bangor at $61,290 a year. About 430 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $40,800 and the 90th is $80,040. Pay ranks 256th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,215/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $751 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boston, about 232 miles away, at $1,424 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$751

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,290

$40,800 to $80,040

Rent (1 bd)

$1,215

$1,447 (2 bd)

Employment

430

Location quotient 0.87

Pay rank

256th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,290.

Taxes$1,075
Rent$1,215
Other living costs$2,066
Left over$751

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,290
Federal income tax: −$5,316
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,689
State income tax (ME): −$2,897
Take-home pay: $48,388
Effective tax rate: 21.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,215
Groceries: $410
Getting around: $578
Healthcare: $462
Utilities and internet: $257
Everything else: $359
Total spending: $3,281

Left over each month

$5,108 gross, minus $1,075 in tax and $3,281 in living costs.

$751

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boston, $1,424/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Bangor?

$61,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$751 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,215, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Boston, about 232 miles away, leaves $1,424 a month, more than Bangor.