High school teacher · Billings, MT
High school teacher in Billings: $1,137/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Billings at $63,550 a year. About 650 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $40,670 and the 90th is $101,610. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,137 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Casper, about 210 miles away, at $1,266 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,137
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,550
$40,670 to $101,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
650
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
178th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,550.
- Taxes$1,091
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$1,137
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,550
- Federal income tax
- −$5,595
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,862
- State income tax (MT)
- −$2,635
- Take-home pay
- $50,459
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,068
Left over each month
$5,296 gross, minus $1,091 in tax and $3,068 in living costs.
$1,137
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Casper, $1,266/mo.
High school teacher leftover by city →Best cities for high school teachers to move to →High school teacher nearby
Other jobs in Billings
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- 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 Billings?
$63,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Billings?
$1,137 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Casper, about 210 miles away, leaves $1,266 a month, more than Billings.