High school teacher · Dallas, TX
High school teacher in Dallas: $1,335/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Dallas at $65,890 a year. About 28,000 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $61,470 and the 90th is $77,760. Pay ranks 145th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,335 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 123 miles away, at $1,661 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,335
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,890
$61,470 to $77,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
28,000
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
145th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $65,890.
- Taxes$897
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$1,335
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,890
- Federal income tax
- −$5,727
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,041
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $55,123
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$1,335 left/mo
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,661/mo.
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Compare Dallas with another city
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Dallas?
$65,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 28,000 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Dallas?
$1,335 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 123 miles away, leaves $1,661 a month, more than Dallas.