High school teacher · Grand Forks, ND

High school teacher in Grand Forks: $1,568/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Grand Forks at $61,430 a year. About 360 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $48,410 and the 90th is $82,420. Pay ranks 252nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($924/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,568 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 191 miles away, at $2,093 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,568

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,430

$48,410 to $82,420

Rent (1 bd)

$924

$1,100 (2 bd)

Employment

360

Location quotient 1.02

Pay rank

252nd of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,430.

Taxes$836
Rent$924
Other living costs$1,791
Left over$1,568

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,430
Federal income tax: −$5,333
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,699
State income tax (ND): None
Take-home pay: $51,398
Effective tax rate: 16.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $924
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $525
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,715

Left over each month

$5,119 gross, minus $836 in tax and $2,715 in living costs.

$1,568

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $2,093/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Grand Forks?

$61,430 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 Grand Forks?

$1,568 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $924, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

St. Cloud, about 191 miles away, leaves $2,093 a month, more than Grand Forks.