High school teacher · Lynchburg, VA
High school teacher in Lynchburg: $943/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Lynchburg at $58,290 a year. About 890 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $49,680 and the 90th is $77,410. Pay ranks 328th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $943 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is York, about 222 miles away, at $2,078 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$943
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,290
$49,680 to $77,410
Rent (1 bd)
$948
$1,128 (2 bd)
Employment
890
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
328th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $58,290.
- Taxes$1,002
- Rent$948
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$943
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,290
- Federal income tax
- −$4,956
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,459
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,605
- Take-home pay
- $46,269
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $948
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$4,858 gross, minus $1,002 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$943
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: York, $2,078/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Lynchburg?
$58,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 890 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Lynchburg?
$943 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $948, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
York, about 222 miles away, leaves $2,078 a month, more than Lynchburg.