High school teacher · Jacksonville, NC
High school teacher in Jacksonville: $827/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Jacksonville median for this job. The paycheck used here is the North Carolina median, $57,650 a year. North Carolina has about 28,620 high school teacher jobs. The 10th percentile is $45,430 and the 90th is $64,460. On the pay used here, Jacksonville ranks 349th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $827 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Virginia Beach, about 156 miles away, at $1,489 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$827
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,650
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
349th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $57,650.
- Taxes$933
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$827
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,650
- Federal income tax
- −$4,880
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,410
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,908
- Take-home pay
- $46,452
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$4,804 gross, minus $933 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$827
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Virginia Beach, $1,489/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Jacksonville?
$57,650 a year. That figure is the North Carolina median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Jacksonville?
$827 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Virginia Beach, about 156 miles away, leaves $1,489 a month, more than Jacksonville.