High school teacher · Dothan, AL
High school teacher in Dothan: $1,196/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Dothan at $61,190 a year. About 550 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.31). The 10th percentile is $47,400 and the 90th is $76,510. Pay ranks 264th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($825/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 $1,196 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 85 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,196
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,190
$47,400 to $76,510
Rent (1 bd)
$825
$982 (2 bd)
Employment
550
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
264th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,190.
- Taxes$1,122
- Rent$825
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$1,196
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,190
- Federal income tax
- −$5,304
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,681
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,870
- City / county wage tax
- −$612
- Take-home pay
- $47,723
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $825
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,781
Left over each month
$5,099 gross, minus $1,122 in tax and $2,781 in living costs.
$1,196
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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- 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 Dothan?
$61,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 550 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Dothan?
$1,196 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 $825, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 85 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Dothan.