High school teacher · Champaign, IL
High school teacher in Champaign: $1,319/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Champaign at $61,480 a year. About 660 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $46,030 and the 90th is $80,720. Pay ranks 248th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,319 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 108 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,319
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,480
$46,030 to $80,720
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
248th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,480.
- Taxes$1,079
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,828
- Left over$1,319
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,480
- Federal income tax
- −$5,339
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,703
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,906
- Take-home pay
- $48,532
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,725
Left over each month
$5,123 gross, minus $1,079 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.
$1,319
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,451/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Champaign?
$61,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Champaign?
$1,319 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 108 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Champaign.