High school teacher · Jonesboro, AR
High school teacher in Jonesboro: $1,376/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Jonesboro at $60,920 a year. About 610 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $51,050 and the 90th is $70,260. Pay ranks 274th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($837/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,376 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hot Springs, about 161 miles away, at $1,461 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,376
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,920
$51,050 to $70,260
Rent (1 bd)
$837
$996 (2 bd)
Employment
610
Location quotient 1.47
Pay rank
274th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,920.
- Taxes$1,008
- Rent$837
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$1,376
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,920
- Federal income tax
- −$5,272
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,660
- State income tax (AR)
- −$2,163
- Take-home pay
- $48,825
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $837
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$5,077 gross, minus $1,008 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$1,376
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 Jonesboro?
$60,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 610 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Jonesboro?
$1,376 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $837, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Hot Springs, about 161 miles away, leaves $1,461 a month, more than Jonesboro.