High school teacher · Florence, AL
High school teacher in Florence: $1,335/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Florence at $62,080 a year. About 620 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.62). The 10th percentile is $48,550 and the 90th is $74,720. Pay ranks 222nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($741/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,335 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Atlanta, about 204 miles away, at $1,543 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,335
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,080
$48,550 to $74,720
Rent (1 bd)
$741
$882 (2 bd)
Employment
620
Location quotient 1.62
Pay rank
222nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,080.
- Taxes$1,141
- Rent$741
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$1,335
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,080
- Federal income tax
- −$5,411
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,749
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,914
- City / county wage tax
- −$621
- Take-home pay
- $48,385
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $741
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,697
Left over each month
$5,173 gross, minus $1,141 in tax and $2,697 in living costs.
$1,335
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Atlanta, $1,543/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Florence?
$62,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Florence?
$1,335 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $741, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Atlanta, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,543 a month, more than Florence.