High school teacher · Corpus Christi, TX

High school teacher in Corpus Christi: $1,434/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Corpus Christi at $63,020 a year. About 1,470 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $54,010 and the 90th is $77,440. Pay ranks 192nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,072/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,434 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Laredo, about 119 miles away, at $1,722 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,434

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$63,020

$54,010 to $77,440

Rent (1 bd)

$1,072

$1,276 (2 bd)

Employment

1,470

Location quotient 1.11

Pay rank

192nd 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 $63,020.

Taxes$862
Rent$1,072
Other living costs$1,884
Left over$1,434

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $63,020
Federal income tax: −$5,524
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,821
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $52,675
Effective tax rate: 16.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,072
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $569
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,956

Left over each month

$5,252 gross, minus $862 in tax and $2,956 in living costs.

$1,434

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Laredo, $1,722/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Corpus Christi?

$63,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,470 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Corpus Christi?

$1,434 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,072, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Laredo, about 119 miles away, leaves $1,722 a month, more than Corpus Christi.