High school teacher · Lakeland, FL
High school teacher in Lakeland: $755/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Lakeland at $58,000 a year. About 1,860 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $50,160 and the 90th is $58,560. Pay ranks 329th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,333/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $755 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Brunswick, about 232 miles away, at $1,657 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$755
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,000
$50,160 to $58,560
Rent (1 bd)
$1,333
$1,587 (2 bd)
Employment
1,860
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
329th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $58,000.
- Taxes$780
- Rent$1,333
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$755
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,000
- Federal income tax
- −$4,922
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,437
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,642
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,333
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,298
Left over each month
$4,833 gross, minus $780 in tax and $3,298 in living costs.
$755
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Brunswick, $1,657/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Lakeland?
$58,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,860 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Lakeland?
$755 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,333, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Brunswick, about 232 miles away, leaves $1,657 a month, more than Lakeland.