High school teacher · McAllen, TX
High school teacher in McAllen: $1,645/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in McAllen at $62,500 a year. About 4,010 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.97). The 10th percentile is $56,840 and the 90th is $82,220. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($863/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,645 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Laredo, about 117 miles away, at $1,722 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,645
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,500
$56,840 to $82,220
Rent (1 bd)
$863
$1,027 (2 bd)
Employment
4,010
Location quotient 1.97
Pay rank
208th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,500.
- Taxes$854
- Rent$863
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$1,645
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,500
- Federal income tax
- −$5,462
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,781
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,257
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $863
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $532
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,710
Left over each month
$5,208 gross, minus $854 in tax and $2,710 in living costs.
$1,645
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Laredo, $1,722/mo.
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- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in McAllen?
$62,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,010 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in McAllen?
$1,645 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $863, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Laredo, about 117 miles away, leaves $1,722 a month, more than McAllen.