High school teacher · Manhattan, KS
High school teacher in Manhattan: $1,185/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Manhattan at $57,620 a year. About 330 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $47,690 and the 90th is $75,810. Pay ranks 334th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($855/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,185 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 243 miles away, at $1,788 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,185
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,620
$47,690 to $75,810
Rent (1 bd)
$855
$1,018 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
334th 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 $57,620.
- Taxes$1,018
- Rent$855
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$1,185
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,620
- Federal income tax
- −$4,876
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,408
- State income tax (KS)
- −$2,927
- Take-home pay
- $45,410
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $855
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $465
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,599
Left over each month
$4,802 gross, minus $1,018 in tax and $2,599 in living costs.
$1,185
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $1,788/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Manhattan?
$57,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Manhattan?
$1,185 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $855, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Ames, about 243 miles away, leaves $1,788 a month, more than Manhattan.