High school teacher · Ogden, UT
High school teacher in Ogden: $1,612/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Ogden at $73,770 a year. About 1,500 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $50,010 and the 90th is $95,730. Pay ranks 124th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,612 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salt Lake City, about 68 miles away, at $1,728 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,612
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,770
$50,010 to $95,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
1,500
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
124th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $73,770.
- Taxes$1,404
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$1,612
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,770
- Federal income tax
- −$7,843
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,643
- State income tax (UT)
- −$3,357
- Take-home pay
- $56,927
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,132
Left over each month
$6,148 gross, minus $1,404 in tax and $3,132 in living costs.
$1,612
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salt Lake City, $1,728/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Ogden?
$73,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,500 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Ogden?
$1,612 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Salt Lake City, about 68 miles away, leaves $1,728 a month, more than Ogden.