High school teacher · Hot Springs, AR
High school teacher in Hot Springs: $1,461/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Hot Springs at $61,850 a year. About 370 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $50,230 and the 90th is $77,300. Pay ranks 231st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,461 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 212 miles away, at $1,557 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,461
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,850
$50,230 to $77,300
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
231st of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,850.
- Taxes$1,026
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$1,461
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,850
- Federal income tax
- −$5,384
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,732
- State income tax (AR)
- −$2,199
- Take-home pay
- $49,536
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,667
Left over each month
$5,154 gross, minus $1,026 in tax and $2,667 in living costs.
$1,461
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $1,557/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- 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 Hot Springs?
$61,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Hot Springs?
$1,461 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Sherman, about 212 miles away, leaves $1,557 a month, more than Hot Springs.