High school teacher · Minot, ND
High school teacher in Minot: $1,536/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Minot at $62,480 a year. About 290 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $48,920 and the 90th is $82,090. Pay ranks 209th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,536 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, at $1,568 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,536
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,480
$48,920 to $82,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 1.26
Pay rank
209th 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 $62,480.
- Taxes$853
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,807
- Left over$1,536
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,480
- Federal income tax
- −$5,459
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,780
- State income tax (ND)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,241
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,817
Left over each month
$5,207 gross, minus $853 in tax and $2,817 in living costs.
$1,536
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $1,568/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Minot?
$62,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Minot?
$1,536 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,568 a month, more than Minot.