High school teacher · Lewiston, ID
High school teacher in Lewiston: $1,835/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Lewiston at $75,550 a year. About 100 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $50,250 and the 90th is $104,550. Pay ranks 111th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,835 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 74 miles away, at $3,586 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,835
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,550
$50,250 to $104,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
111th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $75,550.
- Taxes$1,457
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$1,835
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,550
- Federal income tax
- −$8,235
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,780
- State income tax (ID)
- −$3,471
- Take-home pay
- $58,064
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$6,296 gross, minus $1,457 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$1,835
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,586/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Lewiston?
$75,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Lewiston?
$1,835 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 74 miles away, leaves $3,586 a month, more than Lewiston.