High school teacher · Fayetteville, AR
High school teacher in Fayetteville: $1,153/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Fayetteville at $62,110 a year. About 2,940 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.56). The 10th percentile is $51,270 and the 90th is $75,790. Pay ranks 219th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,145/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,153 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 226 miles away, at $1,557 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,153
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,110
$51,270 to $75,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,145
$1,363 (2 bd)
Employment
2,940
Location quotient 1.56
Pay rank
219th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,110.
- Taxes$1,031
- Rent$1,145
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$1,153
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,110
- Federal income tax
- −$5,415
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,751
- State income tax (AR)
- −$2,210
- Take-home pay
- $49,734
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,145
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,992
Left over each month
$5,176 gross, minus $1,031 in tax and $2,992 in living costs.
$1,153
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $1,557/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Fayetteville?
$62,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,940 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Fayetteville?
$1,153 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,145, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Sherman, about 226 miles away, leaves $1,557 a month, more than Fayetteville.