High school teacher · Houston, TX
High school teacher in Houston: $1,431/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Houston at $65,540 a year. About 26,260 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $56,760 and the 90th is $80,470. Pay ranks 147th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,431 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 175 miles away, at $1,661 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,431
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,540
$56,760 to $80,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
26,260
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
147th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $65,540.
- Taxes$892
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$1,431
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,540
- Federal income tax
- −$5,685
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,014
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $54,841
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$1,431 left/mo
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,661/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Houston?
$65,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 26,260 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Houston?
$1,431 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 175 miles away, leaves $1,661 a month, more than Houston.