High school teacher · Jacksonville, FL
High school teacher in Jacksonville: $1,170/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Jacksonville at $62,650 a year. About 3,720 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $48,150 and the 90th is $78,320. Pay ranks 199th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,278/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,170 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 170 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,170
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,650
$48,150 to $78,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,278
$1,522 (2 bd)
Employment
3,720
Location quotient 0.71
Pay rank
199th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,650.
- Taxes$856
- Rent$1,278
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$1,170
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,650
- Federal income tax
- −$5,480
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,793
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,378
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,278
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $515
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,195
Left over each month
$5,221 gross, minus $856 in tax and $3,195 in living costs.
$1,170
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $2,125/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Jacksonville?
$62,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,720 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Jacksonville?
$1,170 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,278, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 170 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Jacksonville.