High school teacher · Johnstown, PA
High school teacher in Johnstown: $1,954/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Johnstown at $72,780 a year. About 580 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.77). The 10th percentile is $47,060 and the 90th is $81,310. Pay ranks 132nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($722/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,954 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 145 miles away, at $2,442 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,954
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,780
$47,060 to $81,310
Rent (1 bd)
$722
$859 (2 bd)
Employment
580
Location quotient 1.77
Pay rank
132nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $72,780.
- Taxes$1,346
- Rent$722
- Other living costs$2,043
- Left over$1,954
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,780
- Federal income tax
- −$7,626
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,568
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,234
- City / county wage tax
- −$728
- Take-home pay
- $56,625
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $722
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,765
Left over each month
$6,065 gross, minus $1,346 in tax and $2,765 in living costs.
$1,954
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,442/mo.
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- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
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- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Johnstown?
$72,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 580 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Johnstown?
$1,954 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $722, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Akron, about 145 miles away, leaves $2,442 a month, more than Johnstown.