High school teacher · Missoula, MT
High school teacher in Missoula: $970/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Missoula at $61,320 a year. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $37,870 and the 90th is $81,100. Pay ranks 253rd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $970 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, at $3,586 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$970
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,320
$37,870 to $81,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
253rd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,320.
- Taxes$1,043
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$970
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,320
- Federal income tax
- −$5,320
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,691
- State income tax (MT)
- −$2,503
- Take-home pay
- $48,806
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$5,110 gross, minus $1,043 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$970
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,586/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Missoula?
$61,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Missoula?
$970 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, leaves $3,586 a month, more than Missoula.