High school teacher · Decatur, AL
High school teacher in Decatur: $1,383/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Decatur at $63,350 a year. About 420 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 $49,690 and the 90th is $78,190. Pay ranks 184th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($772/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,383 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Warner Robins, about 239 miles away, at $1,762 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,383
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,350
$49,690 to $78,190
Rent (1 bd)
$772
$919 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
184th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,350.
- Taxes$1,168
- Rent$772
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$1,383
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,350
- Federal income tax
- −$5,564
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,846
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,978
- City / county wage tax
- −$634
- Take-home pay
- $49,329
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $772
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,728
Left over each month
$5,279 gross, minus $1,168 in tax and $2,728 in living costs.
$1,383
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Warner Robins, $1,762/mo.
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- Electrician
- Civil engineer
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Decatur?
$63,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Decatur?
$1,383 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $772, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Warner Robins, about 239 miles away, leaves $1,762 a month, more than Decatur.