High school teacher · Iowa City, IA
High school teacher in Iowa City: $1,597/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Iowa City at $62,100 a year. About 590 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $47,760 and the 90th is $93,410. Pay ranks 221st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,597 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 197 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,597
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,100
$47,760 to $93,410
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
590
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
221st of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,100.
- Taxes$997
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$1,597
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,100
- Federal income tax
- −$5,414
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,751
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,805
- Take-home pay
- $50,131
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$5,175 gross, minus $997 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$1,597
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,451/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Iowa City?
$62,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 590 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Iowa City?
$1,597 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 197 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Iowa City.