High school teacher · Florence, SC
High school teacher in Florence: $872/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Florence at $60,950 a year. About 700 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $47,050 and the 90th is $75,140. Pay ranks 272nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,205/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $872 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Brunswick, about 223 miles away, at $1,657 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$872
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,950
$47,050 to $75,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,205
$1,435 (2 bd)
Employment
700
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
272nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,950.
- Taxes$1,011
- Rent$1,205
- Other living costs$1,991
- Left over$872
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,950
- Federal income tax
- −$5,276
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,663
- State income tax (SC)
- −$2,196
- Take-home pay
- $48,815
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,205
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,196
Left over each month
$5,079 gross, minus $1,011 in tax and $3,196 in living costs.
$872
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Brunswick, $1,657/mo.
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- Electrician
- Civil engineer
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- 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?
$60,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 700 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Florence?
$872 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,205, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Brunswick, about 223 miles away, leaves $1,657 a month, more than Florence.