High school teacher · Huntington, WV

High school teacher in Huntington: $1,279/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Huntington at $61,300 a year. About 920 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $46,970 and the 90th is $79,820. Pay ranks 254th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,279 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 203 miles away, at $2,442 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,279

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,300

$46,970 to $79,820

Rent (1 bd)

$801

$954 (2 bd)

Employment

920

Location quotient 0.96

Pay rank

254th 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 $61,300.

Taxes$1,010
Rent$801
Other living costs$2,018
Left over$1,279

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,300
Federal income tax: −$5,318
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,689
State income tax (WV): −$2,116
Take-home pay: $49,177
Effective tax rate: 19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $801
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $607
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $2,819

Left over each month

$5,108 gross, minus $1,010 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.

$1,279

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,442/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Huntington?

$61,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 920 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Huntington?

$1,279 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Akron, about 203 miles away, leaves $2,442 a month, more than Huntington.