High school teacher · Fresno, CA
High school teacher in Fresno: $2,596/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Fresno at $100,750 a year. About 3,210 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $63,240 and the 90th is $134,990. Pay ranks 26th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,596 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 56 miles away, at $2,844 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,596
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,750
$63,240 to $134,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
3,210
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
26th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $100,750.
- Taxes$2,240
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$2,596
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,750
- Federal income tax
- −$13,779
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,707
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,397
- Take-home pay
- $73,867
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$8,396 gross, minus $2,240 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$2,596
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $2,844/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Fresno?
$100,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,210 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Fresno?
$2,596 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Hanford, about 56 miles away, leaves $2,844 a month, more than Fresno.