High school teacher · Grand Island, NE
High school teacher in Grand Island: $1,400/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Grand Island at $64,910 a year. About 340 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $46,750 and the 90th is $82,690. Pay ranks 156th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,400 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 81 miles away, at $1,424 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,400
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,910
$46,750 to $82,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,082
$1,288 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 1.26
Pay rank
156th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $64,910.
- Taxes$1,113
- Rent$1,082
- Other living costs$1,814
- Left over$1,400
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,910
- Federal income tax
- −$5,894
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,966
- State income tax (NE)
- −$2,496
- Take-home pay
- $51,554
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,082
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,896
Left over each month
$5,409 gross, minus $1,113 in tax and $2,896 in living costs.
$1,400
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $1,424/mo.
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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 Grand Island?
$64,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Grand Island?
$1,400 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Lincoln, about 81 miles away, leaves $1,424 a month, more than Grand Island.