High school teacher · Cincinnati, OH
High school teacher in Cincinnati: $1,328/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Cincinnati at $66,190 a year. About 8,450 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $48,660 and the 90th is $101,150. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,168/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,328 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 218 miles away, at $2,442 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,328
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,190
$48,660 to $101,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,168
$1,391 (2 bd)
Employment
8,450
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
142nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $66,190.
- Taxes$1,139
- Rent$1,168
- Other living costs$1,881
- Left over$1,328
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,190
- Federal income tax
- −$6,176
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,064
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,104
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,324
- Take-home pay
- $52,523
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,168
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $520
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,049
Left over each month
$5,516 gross, minus $1,139 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.
$1,328
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,442/mo.
High school teacher leftover by city →Best cities for high school teachers to move to →High school teacher nearby
Other jobs in Cincinnati
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Cincinnati?
$66,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,450 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Cincinnati?
$1,328 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,168, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Akron, about 218 miles away, leaves $2,442 a month, more than Cincinnati.