High school teacher · Lebanon, PA
High school teacher in Lebanon: $1,931/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Lebanon at $79,170 a year. About 620 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.69). The 10th percentile is $61,630 and the 90th is $93,960. Pay ranks 74th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,111/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 158 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
$79,170
$61,630 to $93,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,111
$1,323 (2 bd)
Employment
620
Location quotient 1.69
Pay rank
74th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $79,170.
- Taxes$1,526
- Rent$1,111
- Other living costs$2,030
- Left over$1,931
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,170
- Federal income tax
- −$9,031
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,057
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,431
- City / county wage tax
- −$792
- Take-home pay
- $60,860
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,111
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $576
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,141
Left over each month
$6,598 gross, minus $1,526 in tax and $3,141 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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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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- Construction manager
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- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Lebanon?
$79,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Lebanon?
$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 $1,111, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 158 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Lebanon.