High school teacher · Flagstaff, AZ

High school teacher in Flagstaff: $384/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Flagstaff at $57,450 a year. About 380 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $49,600 and the 90th is $71,510. Pay ranks 336th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,643/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $384 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Farmington, about 197 miles away, at $2,112 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$384

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,450

$49,600 to $71,510

Rent (1 bd)

$1,643

$1,956 (2 bd)

Employment

380

Location quotient 0.84

Pay rank

336th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $57,450.

Taxes$860
Rent$1,643
Other living costs$1,900
Left over$384

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,450
Federal income tax: −$4,856
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,395
State income tax (AZ): −$1,071
Take-home pay: $47,128
Effective tax rate: 18.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,643
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $485
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $3,543

Left over each month

$4,788 gross, minus $860 in tax and $3,543 in living costs.

$384

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $2,112/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Flagstaff?

$57,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Flagstaff?

$384 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,643, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Farmington, about 197 miles away, leaves $2,112 a month, more than Flagstaff.