High school teacher · Eugene, OR
High school teacher in Eugene: $1,334/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Eugene at $79,900 a year. About 810 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $49,640 and the 90th is $96,150. Pay ranks 67th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,403/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,334 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 157 miles away, at $3,478 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,334
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,900
$49,640 to $96,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,403
$1,670 (2 bd)
Employment
810
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
67th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $79,900.
- Taxes$1,813
- Rent$1,403
- Other living costs$2,108
- Left over$1,334
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,900
- Federal income tax
- −$9,192
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,112
- State income tax (OR)
- −$6,450
- Take-home pay
- $58,146
- Effective tax rate
- 27.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,403
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,511
Left over each month
$6,658 gross, minus $1,813 in tax and $3,511 in living costs.
$1,334
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $3,478/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Eugene?
$79,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 810 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Eugene?
$1,334 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,403, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Longview, about 157 miles away, leaves $3,478 a month, more than Eugene.