High school teacher · Gadsden, AL
High school teacher in Gadsden: $1,337/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Gadsden at $58,960 a year. About 330 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $43,930 and the 90th is $72,390. Pay ranks 318th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($546/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 $1,337 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 200 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,337
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,960
$43,930 to $72,390
Rent (1 bd)
$546
$650 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
318th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $58,960.
- Taxes$1,075
- Rent$546
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$1,337
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,960
- Federal income tax
- −$5,037
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,510
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,758
- City / county wage tax
- −$590
- Take-home pay
- $46,065
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $546
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,502
Left over each month
$4,913 gross, minus $1,075 in tax and $2,502 in living costs.
$1,337
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $2,125/mo.
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- 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 Gadsden?
$58,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Gadsden?
$1,337 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 $546, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 200 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Gadsden.