High school teacher · Grants Pass, OR

High school teacher in Grants Pass: $1,659/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Grants Pass at $82,490 a year. About 150 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $59,740 and the 90th is $97,330. Pay ranks 49th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,659 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 137 miles away, at $2,866 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,659

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,490

$59,740 to $97,330

Rent (1 bd)

$1,128

$1,343 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 0.70

Pay rank

49th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $82,490.

Taxes$1,896
Rent$1,128
Other living costs$2,191
Left over$1,659

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,490
Federal income tax: −$9,762
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,310
State income tax (OR): −$6,677
Take-home pay: $59,741
Effective tax rate: 27.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,128
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $618
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,319

Left over each month

$6,874 gross, minus $1,896 in tax and $3,319 in living costs.

$1,659

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $2,866/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Grants Pass?

$82,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Grants Pass?

$1,659 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Redding, about 137 miles away, leaves $2,866 a month, more than Grants Pass.