High school teacher · Duluth, MN
High school teacher in Duluth: $1,919/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Duluth at $74,030 a year. About 630 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $48,150 and the 90th is $94,390. Pay ranks 122nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,919 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 157 miles away, at $2,093 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,919
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,030
$48,150 to $94,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
630
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
122nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $74,030.
- Taxes$1,428
- Rent$1,049
- Other living costs$1,773
- Left over$1,919
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,030
- Federal income tax
- −$7,901
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,663
- State income tax (MN)
- −$3,571
- Take-home pay
- $56,895
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $351
- Getting around
- $501
- Healthcare
- $395
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $307
- Total spending
- $2,822
Left over each month
$6,169 gross, minus $1,428 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$1,919
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $2,093/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Duluth?
$74,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Duluth?
$1,919 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
St. Cloud, about 157 miles away, leaves $2,093 a month, more than Duluth.