High school teacher · New Haven, CT
High school teacher in New Haven: $1,415/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in New Haven at $79,800 a year. About 2,900 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $51,710 and the 90th is $104,130. Pay ranks 68th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,655/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,415 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 87 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,415
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,800
$51,710 to $104,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,655
$1,970 (2 bd)
Employment
2,900
Location quotient 1.50
Pay rank
68th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $79,800.
- Taxes$1,576
- Rent$1,655
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$1,415
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,800
- Federal income tax
- −$9,170
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,105
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,639
- Take-home pay
- $60,886
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,655
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,659
Left over each month
$6,650 gross, minus $1,576 in tax and $3,659 in living costs.
$1,415
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,736/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in New Haven?
$79,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,900 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in New Haven?
$1,415 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,655, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 87 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than New Haven.