High school teacher · Erie, PA
High school teacher in Erie: $1,495/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Erie at $65,870 a year. About 750 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $48,310 and the 90th is $78,640. Pay ranks 146th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($804/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,495 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 93 miles away, at $2,442 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,495
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,870
$48,310 to $78,640
Rent (1 bd)
$804
$957 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
146th 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 $65,870.
- Taxes$1,152
- Rent$804
- Other living costs$2,038
- Left over$1,495
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,870
- Federal income tax
- −$6,105
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,039
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,022
- City / county wage tax
- −$659
- Take-home pay
- $52,045
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $804
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,842
Left over each month
$5,489 gross, minus $1,152 in tax and $2,842 in living costs.
$1,495
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,442/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Erie?
$65,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Erie?
$1,495 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $804, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Akron, about 93 miles away, leaves $2,442 a month, more than Erie.