High school teacher · Brunswick, GA
High school teacher in Brunswick: $1,657/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Brunswick median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Georgia median, $75,480 a year. Georgia has about 25,730 high school teacher jobs. The 10th percentile is $49,450 and the 90th is $96,820. On the pay used here, Brunswick ranks 114th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,657 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 150 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,657
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,480
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
114th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $75,480.
- Taxes$1,441
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,984
- Left over$1,657
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,480
- Federal income tax
- −$8,220
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,774
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,295
- Take-home pay
- $58,192
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,192
Left over each month
$6,290 gross, minus $1,441 in tax and $3,192 in living costs.
$1,657
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $2,125/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Brunswick?
$75,480 a year. That figure is the Georgia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Brunswick?
$1,657 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 150 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Brunswick.