High school teacher · Dover, DE
High school teacher in Dover: $1,555/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Dover at $76,710 a year. About 1,050 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.26). The 10th percentile is $49,880 and the 90th is $80,700. Pay ranks 105th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,336/mo). Delaware taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,555 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 207 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,555
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,710
$49,880 to $80,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,336
$1,591 (2 bd)
Employment
1,050
Location quotient 2.26
Pay rank
105th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $76,710.
- Taxes$1,520
- Rent$1,336
- Other living costs$1,982
- Left over$1,555
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,710
- Federal income tax
- −$8,490
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,868
- State income tax (DE)
- −$3,876
- Take-home pay
- $58,476
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,336
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,318
Left over each month
$6,393 gross, minus $1,520 in tax and $3,318 in living costs.
$1,555
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,736/mo.
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Dover?
$76,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,050 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Dover?
$1,555 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Delaware taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,336, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 207 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Dover.