High school teacher · Hickory, NC
High school teacher in Hickory: $739/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Hickory at $57,790 a year. About 630 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $44,400 and the 90th is $59,830. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,142/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $739 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Staunton, about 207 miles away, at $1,629 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$739
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,790
$44,400 to $59,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,142
$1,360 (2 bd)
Employment
630
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
333rd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $57,790.
- Taxes$936
- Rent$1,142
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$739
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,790
- Federal income tax
- −$4,896
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,421
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,914
- Take-home pay
- $46,559
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,142
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,141
Left over each month
$4,816 gross, minus $936 in tax and $3,141 in living costs.
$739
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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- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
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- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Hickory?
$57,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Hickory?
$739 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,142, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Staunton, about 207 miles away, leaves $1,629 a month, more than Hickory.