High school teacher · Burlington, NC

High school teacher in Burlington: $384/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Burlington at $49,680 a year. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $39,820 and the 90th is $61,290. Pay ranks 356th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,002/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $384 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Staunton, about 147 miles away, at $1,629 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$384

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$49,680

$39,820 to $61,290

Rent (1 bd)

$1,002

$1,193 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 0.76

Pay rank

356th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $49,680.

Taxes$774
Rent$1,002
Other living costs$1,980
Left over$384

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $49,680
Federal income tax: −$3,923
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,801
State income tax (NC): −$1,570
Take-home pay: $40,387
Effective tax rate: 18.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,002
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $586
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,982

Left over each month

$4,140 gross, minus $774 in tax and $2,982 in living costs.

$384

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Staunton, $1,629/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Burlington?

$49,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Burlington?

$384 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,002, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Staunton, about 147 miles away, leaves $1,629 a month, more than Burlington.