High school teacher · Beckley, WV
High school teacher in Beckley: $818/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Beckley at $54,960 a year. About 170 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $48,850 and the 90th is $62,520. Pay ranks 342nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($853/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $818 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 224 miles away, at $2,442 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$818
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,960
$48,850 to $62,520
Rent (1 bd)
$853
$1,015 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
342nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $54,960.
- Taxes$883
- Rent$853
- Other living costs$2,026
- Left over$818
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,960
- Federal income tax
- −$4,557
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,204
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,830
- Take-home pay
- $44,369
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $853
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $611
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$4,580 gross, minus $883 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
$818
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,442/mo.
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- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
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- 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 Beckley?
$54,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Beckley?
$818 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $853, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Akron, about 224 miles away, leaves $2,442 a month, more than Beckley.