High school teacher · Jackson, MS
High school teacher in Jackson: $259/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Jackson at $50,980 a year. About 2,400 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $40,450 and the 90th is $62,850. Pay ranks 350th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $259 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hot Springs, about 228 miles away, at $1,461 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$259
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,980
$40,450 to $62,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
2,400
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
350th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $50,980.
- Taxes$843
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$259
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,980
- Federal income tax
- −$4,079
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,900
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,142
- Take-home pay
- $40,859
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,146
Left over each month
$4,248 gross, minus $843 in tax and $3,146 in living costs.
$259
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hot Springs, $1,461/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Jackson?
$50,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,400 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Jackson?
$259 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Hot Springs, about 228 miles away, leaves $1,461 a month, more than Jackson.