High school teacher · Idaho Falls, ID

High school teacher in Idaho Falls: $1,091/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Idaho Falls at $61,090 a year. About 650 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $47,420 and the 90th is $79,680. Pay ranks 268th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,091 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salt Lake City, about 212 miles away, at $1,728 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,091

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,090

$47,420 to $79,680

Rent (1 bd)

$984

$1,172 (2 bd)

Employment

650

Location quotient 1.15

Pay rank

268th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,090.

Taxes$1,051
Rent$984
Other living costs$1,965
Left over$1,091

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,090
Federal income tax: −$5,292
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,673
State income tax (ID): −$2,648
Take-home pay: $48,477
Effective tax rate: 20.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $984
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $563
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $2,949

Left over each month

$5,091 gross, minus $1,051 in tax and $2,949 in living costs.

$1,091

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salt Lake City, $1,728/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Idaho Falls?

$61,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,091 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Salt Lake City, about 212 miles away, leaves $1,728 a month, more than Idaho Falls.