High school teacher · Columbus, GA
High school teacher in Columbus: $1,118/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Columbus at $62,540 a year. About 690 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $46,410 and the 90th is $100,600. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,118 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 69 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,118
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,540
$46,410 to $100,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
205th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,540.
- Taxes$1,073
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$1,118
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,540
- Federal income tax
- −$5,466
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,784
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,623
- Take-home pay
- $49,666
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$5,212 gross, minus $1,073 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$1,118
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $2,125/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Columbus?
$62,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Columbus?
$1,118 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 69 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Columbus.