High school teacher · Cape Girardeau, MO
High school teacher in Cape Girardeau: $774/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Cape Girardeau at $48,570 a year. About 290 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $36,480 and the 90th is $73,210. Pay ranks 364th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($721/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $774 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 173 miles away, at $1,850 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$774
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,570
$36,480 to $73,210
Rent (1 bd)
$721
$858 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
364th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $48,570.
- Taxes$738
- Rent$721
- Other living costs$1,814
- Left over$774
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,570
- Federal income tax
- −$3,790
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,716
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,356
- Take-home pay
- $39,709
- Effective tax rate
- 18.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $721
- Groceries
- $351
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $395
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $307
- Total spending
- $2,535
Left over each month
$4,048 gross, minus $738 in tax and $2,535 in living costs.
$774
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $1,850/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Cape Girardeau?
$48,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Cape Girardeau?
$774 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $721, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Springfield, about 173 miles away, leaves $1,850 a month, more than Cape Girardeau.