High school teacher · Lancaster, PA
High school teacher in Lancaster: $1,931/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Lancaster at $80,820 a year. About 1,900 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $48,640 and the 90th is $97,100. Pay ranks 59th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,217/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 $1,931 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 167 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,931
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,820
$48,640 to $97,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,217
$1,449 (2 bd)
Employment
1,900
Location quotient 1.10
Pay rank
59th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $80,820.
- Taxes$1,572
- Rent$1,217
- Other living costs$2,015
- Left over$1,931
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,820
- Federal income tax
- −$9,394
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,183
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,481
- City / county wage tax
- −$808
- Take-home pay
- $61,953
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,217
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,232
Left over each month
$6,735 gross, minus $1,572 in tax and $3,232 in living costs.
$1,931
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,736/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Lancaster?
$80,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,900 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Lancaster?
$1,931 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 $1,217, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 167 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Lancaster.