High school teacher · Little Rock, AR

High school teacher in Little Rock: $1,300/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Little Rock at $60,480 a year. About 2,920 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $49,100 and the 90th is $76,740. Pay ranks 288th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,300 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 208 miles away, at $1,534 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,300

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,480

$49,100 to $76,740

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,079 (2 bd)

Employment

2,920

Location quotient 1.19

Pay rank

288th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,480.

Taxes$999
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$1,300

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,480
Federal income tax: −$5,219
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,627
State income tax (AR): −$2,146
Take-home pay: $48,488
Effective tax rate: 19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,741

Left over each month

$5,040 gross, minus $999 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.

$1,300

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $1,534/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Little Rock?

$60,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,920 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Little Rock?

$1,300 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Longview, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,534 a month, more than Little Rock.