High school teacher · Grand Junction, CO

High school teacher in Grand Junction: $1,090/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Grand Junction at $64,060 a year. About 440 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $46,840 and the 90th is $82,430. Pay ranks 166th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,090 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Farmington, about 172 miles away, at $2,112 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,090

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$64,060

$46,840 to $82,430

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

440

Location quotient 0.96

Pay rank

166th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $64,060.

Taxes$1,065
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,931
Left over$1,090

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $64,060
Federal income tax: −$5,707
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,901
State income tax (CO): −$2,176
Take-home pay: $51,276
Effective tax rate: 20.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $520
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,183

Left over each month

$5,338 gross, minus $1,065 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.

$1,090

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $2,112/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Grand Junction?

$64,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Grand Junction?

$1,090 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Farmington, about 172 miles away, leaves $2,112 a month, more than Grand Junction.