High school teacher · Mankato, MN
High school teacher in Mankato: $1,468/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Mankato at $63,220 a year. About 260 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $48,730 and the 90th is $99,290. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,468 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 101 miles away, at $2,093 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,468
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,220
$48,730 to $99,290
Rent (1 bd)
$934
$1,112 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
186th 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 $63,220.
- Taxes$1,102
- Rent$934
- Other living costs$1,765
- Left over$1,468
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,220
- Federal income tax
- −$5,548
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,836
- State income tax (MN)
- −$2,836
- Take-home pay
- $50,000
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $934
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $489
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,699
Left over each month
$5,268 gross, minus $1,102 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.
$1,468
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $2,093/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Mankato?
$63,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Mankato?
$1,468 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
St. Cloud, about 101 miles away, leaves $2,093 a month, more than Mankato.