High school teacher · Davenport, IA
High school teacher in Davenport: $1,623/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Davenport at $61,960 a year. About 1,170 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $46,870 and the 90th is $99,970. Pay ranks 230th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($740/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,623 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 138 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,623
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,960
$46,870 to $99,970
Rent (1 bd)
$740
$881 (2 bd)
Employment
1,170
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
230th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,960.
- Taxes$995
- Rent$740
- Other living costs$1,806
- Left over$1,623
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,960
- Federal income tax
- −$5,397
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,740
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,800
- Take-home pay
- $50,024
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,546
Left over each month
$5,163 gross, minus $995 in tax and $2,546 in living costs.
$1,623
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,451/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Davenport?
$61,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,170 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Davenport?
$1,623 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $740, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 138 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Davenport.