High school teacher · Hattiesburg, MS
High school teacher in Hattiesburg: $326/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Hattiesburg at $49,590 a year. About 670 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.57). The 10th percentile is $46,300 and the 90th is $61,400. Pay ranks 358th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $326 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Monroe, about 195 miles away, at $1,251 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$326
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,590
$46,300 to $61,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
670
Location quotient 1.57
Pay rank
358th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $49,590.
- Taxes$816
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
- Left over$326
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,590
- Federal income tax
- −$3,912
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,794
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,081
- Take-home pay
- $39,803
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$4,133 gross, minus $816 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$326
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Monroe, $1,251/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Hattiesburg?
$49,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Hattiesburg?
$326 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Monroe, about 195 miles away, leaves $1,251 a month, more than Hattiesburg.