High school teacher · Bozeman, MT
High school teacher in Bozeman: $641/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Bozeman at $63,330 a year. About 360 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $45,420 and the 90th is $91,920. Pay ranks 185th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $641 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pocatello, about 202 miles away, at $1,251 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$641
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,330
$45,420 to $91,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,684
$2,005 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
185th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,330.
- Taxes$1,086
- Rent$1,684
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$641
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,330
- Federal income tax
- −$5,561
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,845
- State income tax (MT)
- −$2,622
- Take-home pay
- $50,302
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,684
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $472
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,551
Left over each month
$5,278 gross, minus $1,086 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.
$641
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pocatello, $1,251/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Bozeman?
$63,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Bozeman?
$641 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Pocatello, about 202 miles away, leaves $1,251 a month, more than Bozeman.