High school teacher · Great Falls, MT

High school teacher in Great Falls: $1,019/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Great Falls at $60,850 a year. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.40). The 10th percentile is $37,990 and the 90th is $78,720. Pay ranks 277th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,019 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 167 miles away, at $1,137 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,019

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,850

$37,990 to $78,720

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 1.40

Pay rank

277th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,850.

Taxes$1,033
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$1,019

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,850
Federal income tax: −$5,264
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,655
State income tax (MT): −$2,476
Take-home pay: $48,456
Effective tax rate: 20.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,019

Left over each month

$5,071 gross, minus $1,033 in tax and $3,019 in living costs.

$1,019

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Billings, $1,137/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Great Falls?

$60,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Great Falls?

$1,019 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Billings, about 167 miles away, leaves $1,137 a month, more than Great Falls.