High school teacher · Bismarck, ND

High school teacher in Bismarck: $1,387/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Bismarck at $61,210 a year. About 650 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $59,080 and the 90th is $91,920. Pay ranks 260th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,387 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, at $1,568 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,387

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,210

$59,080 to $91,920

Rent (1 bd)

$1,084

$1,290 (2 bd)

Employment

650

Location quotient 1.33

Pay rank

260th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,210.

Taxes$832
Rent$1,084
Other living costs$1,797
Left over$1,387

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,210
Federal income tax: −$5,307
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,683
State income tax (ND): None
Take-home pay: $51,221
Effective tax rate: 16.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,084
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $534
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,881

Left over each month

$5,101 gross, minus $832 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.

$1,387

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $1,568/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Bismarck?

$61,210 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 Bismarck?

$1,387 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,568 a month, more than Bismarck.