High school teacher · Bloomington, IL
High school teacher in Bloomington: $1,567/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Bloomington at $66,280 a year. About 530 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $47,010 and the 90th is $110,280. Pay ranks 140th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,567 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 102 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,567
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,280
$47,010 to $110,280
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
140th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $66,280.
- Taxes$1,201
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,852
- Left over$1,567
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,280
- Federal income tax
- −$6,196
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,070
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,143
- Take-home pay
- $51,870
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $483
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,756
Left over each month
$5,523 gross, minus $1,201 in tax and $2,756 in living costs.
$1,567
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,451/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Bloomington?
$66,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Bloomington?
$1,567 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 102 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Bloomington.