High school teacher · Greensboro, NC

High school teacher in Greensboro: $962/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Greensboro at $58,990 a year. About 2,300 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $44,760 and the 90th is $63,340. Pay ranks 317th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $962 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Staunton, about 152 miles away, at $1,629 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$962

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,990

$44,760 to $63,340

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

2,300

Location quotient 0.92

Pay rank

317th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $58,990.

Taxes$960
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$962

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,990
Federal income tax: −$5,040
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,513
State income tax (NC): −$1,965
Take-home pay: $47,472
Effective tax rate: 19.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $557
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,994

Left over each month

$4,916 gross, minus $960 in tax and $2,994 in living costs.

$962

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Staunton, $1,629/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Greensboro?

$58,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,300 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$962 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Staunton, about 152 miles away, leaves $1,629 a month, more than Greensboro.