High school teacher · Louisville, KY

High school teacher in Louisville: $1,742/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Louisville at $74,040 a year. About 3,960 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $49,180 and the 90th is $93,990. Pay ranks 121st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,742 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dayton, about 139 miles away, at $2,159 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,742

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$74,040

$49,180 to $93,990

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,247 (2 bd)

Employment

3,960

Location quotient 0.84

Pay rank

121st 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 $74,040.

Taxes$1,502
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,879
Left over$1,742

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $74,040
Federal income tax: −$7,903
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,664
State income tax (KY): −$2,831
City / county wage tax: −$1,629
Take-home pay: $56,013
Effective tax rate: 24.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $545
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,926

Left over each month

$6,170 gross, minus $1,502 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.

$1,742

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dayton, $2,159/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Louisville?

$74,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,960 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,742 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Dayton, about 139 miles away, leaves $2,159 a month, more than Louisville.