High school teacher · Helena, MT
High school teacher in Helena: $843/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Helena at $60,520 a year. About 250 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $38,820 and the 90th is $79,360. Pay ranks 285th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $843 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lewiston, about 230 miles away, at $1,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$843
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,520
$38,820 to $79,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
285th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,520.
- Taxes$1,026
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$843
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,520
- Federal income tax
- −$5,224
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,630
- State income tax (MT)
- −$2,456
- Take-home pay
- $48,210
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$5,043 gross, minus $1,026 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$843
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lewiston, $1,835/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Helena?
$60,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Helena?
$843 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Lewiston, about 230 miles away, leaves $1,835 a month, more than Helena.