High school teacher · Brownsville, TX
High school teacher in Brownsville: $1,498/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Brownsville at $62,320 a year. About 1,970 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.83). The 10th percentile is $56,680 and the 90th is $77,070. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,498 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Laredo, about 161 miles away, at $1,722 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,498
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,320
$56,680 to $77,070
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
1,970
Location quotient 1.83
Pay rank
212th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,320.
- Taxes$851
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$1,498
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,320
- Federal income tax
- −$5,440
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,767
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,113
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$5,193 gross, minus $851 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$1,498
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Laredo, $1,722/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Brownsville?
$62,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,970 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Brownsville?
$1,498 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Laredo, about 161 miles away, leaves $1,722 a month, more than Brownsville.