High school teacher · College Station, TX

High school teacher in College Station: $1,255/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in College Station at $58,750 a year. About 880 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 $51,330 and the 90th is $74,320. Pay ranks 320th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,016/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,255 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 83 miles away, at $1,647 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,255

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,750

$51,330 to $74,320

Rent (1 bd)

$1,016

$1,209 (2 bd)

Employment

880

Location quotient 0.96

Pay rank

320th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $58,750.

Taxes$792
Rent$1,016
Other living costs$1,833
Left over$1,255

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,750
Federal income tax: −$5,012
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,494
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $49,244
Effective tax rate: 16.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,016
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $518
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,849

Left over each month

$4,896 gross, minus $792 in tax and $2,849 in living costs.

$1,255

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,647/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in College Station?

$58,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 880 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,255 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,016, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Killeen, about 83 miles away, leaves $1,647 a month, more than College Station.