High school teacher · Dalton, GA

High school teacher in Dalton: $1,179/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Dalton at $65,500 a year. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $49,000 and the 90th is $97,810. Pay ranks 150th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,124/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,179 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 222 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,179

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$65,500

$49,000 to $97,810

Rent (1 bd)

$1,124

$1,338 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

150th 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 $65,500.

Taxes$1,151
Rent$1,124
Other living costs$2,004
Left over$1,179

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $65,500
Federal income tax: −$6,024
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,011
State income tax (GA): −$2,777
Take-home pay: $51,689
Effective tax rate: 21.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,124
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $606
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,128

Left over each month

$5,458 gross, minus $1,151 in tax and $3,128 in living costs.

$1,179

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 Dalton?

$65,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,179 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,124, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Albany, about 222 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Dalton.