High school teacher · Chico, CA
High school teacher in Chico: $2,686/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Chico at $98,210 a year. About 400 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $65,590 and the 90th is $121,980. Pay ranks 39th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,686 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 79 miles away, at $2,866 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,686
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,210
$65,590 to $121,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
39th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $98,210.
- Taxes$2,158
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$2,686
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,210
- Federal income tax
- −$13,220
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,513
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,161
- Take-home pay
- $72,316
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$8,184 gross, minus $2,158 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$2,686
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $2,866/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Chico?
$98,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Chico?
$2,686 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Redding, about 79 miles away, leaves $2,866 a month, more than Chico.