High school teacher · Columbia, MO
High school teacher in Columbia: $1,158/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Columbia at $58,720 a year. About 950 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $44,600 and the 90th is $77,160. Pay ranks 322nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,158 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 165 miles away, at $1,850 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,158
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,720
$44,600 to $77,160
Rent (1 bd)
$1,020
$1,214 (2 bd)
Employment
950
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
322nd 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 $58,720.
- Taxes$944
- Rent$1,020
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$1,158
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,720
- Federal income tax
- −$5,008
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,492
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,833
- Take-home pay
- $47,387
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,020
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,791
Left over each month
$4,893 gross, minus $944 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.
$1,158
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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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Columbia?
$58,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Columbia?
$1,158 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Springfield, about 165 miles away, leaves $1,850 a month, more than Columbia.