High school teacher · Medford, OR
High school teacher in Medford: $1,311/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Medford at $77,180 a year. About 490 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $49,660 and the 90th is $97,420. Pay ranks 96th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,227/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,311 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 119 miles away, at $2,866 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,311
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,180
$49,660 to $97,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,227
$1,461 (2 bd)
Employment
490
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
96th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $77,180.
- Taxes$1,726
- Rent$1,227
- Other living costs$2,168
- Left over$1,311
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,180
- Federal income tax
- −$8,594
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,904
- State income tax (OR)
- −$6,212
- Take-home pay
- $56,470
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,227
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,395
Left over each month
$6,432 gross, minus $1,726 in tax and $3,395 in living costs.
$1,311
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $2,866/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Medford?
$77,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Medford?
$1,311 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,227, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Redding, about 119 miles away, leaves $2,866 a month, more than Medford.