High school teacher · Longview, TX
High school teacher in Longview: $1,534/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Longview at $60,950 a year. About 1,110 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $47,890 and the 90th is $76,460. Pay ranks 272nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($832/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,534 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 201 miles away, at $1,647 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,534
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,950
$47,890 to $76,460
Rent (1 bd)
$832
$991 (2 bd)
Employment
1,110
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
272nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,950.
- Taxes$828
- Rent$832
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$1,534
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,950
- Federal income tax
- −$5,276
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,663
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,012
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $832
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,717
Left over each month
$5,079 gross, minus $828 in tax and $2,717 in living costs.
$1,534
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,647/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Longview?
$60,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,110 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Longview?
$1,534 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $832, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 201 miles away, leaves $1,647 a month, more than Longview.