High school teacher · Hartford, CT
High school teacher in Hartford: $1,486/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Hartford at $80,710 a year. About 4,430 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $50,600 and the 90th is $107,370. Pay ranks 60th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,625/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,486 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 90 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,486
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,710
$50,600 to $107,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,625
$1,934 (2 bd)
Employment
4,430
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
60th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $80,710.
- Taxes$1,603
- Rent$1,625
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$1,486
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,710
- Federal income tax
- −$9,370
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,174
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,689
- Take-home pay
- $61,476
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,625
- Groceries
- $412
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $464
- Utilities and internet
- $258
- Everything else
- $361
- Total spending
- $3,637
Left over each month
$6,726 gross, minus $1,603 in tax and $3,637 in living costs.
$1,486
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,736/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Hartford?
$80,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,430 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Hartford?
$1,486 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,625, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 90 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Hartford.