High school teacher · Goldsboro, NC
High school teacher in Goldsboro: $541/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Goldsboro at $52,180 a year. About 360 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.31). The 10th percentile is $42,880 and the 90th is $61,720. Pay ranks 345th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $541 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Staunton, about 204 miles away, at $1,629 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$541
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,180
$42,880 to $61,720
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
345th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $52,180.
- Taxes$824
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$541
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,180
- Federal income tax
- −$4,223
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,992
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,676
- Take-home pay
- $42,289
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$4,348 gross, minus $824 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$541
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Staunton, $1,629/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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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 Goldsboro?
$52,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Goldsboro?
$541 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Staunton, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,629 a month, more than Goldsboro.