High school teacher · Oxnard, CA
High school teacher in Oxnard: $2,123/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Oxnard at $108,850 a year. About 2,210 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $65,590 and the 90th is $130,250. Pay ranks 2nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,281/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,123 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 235 miles away, at $2,854 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,123
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,850
$65,590 to $130,250
Rent (1 bd)
$2,281
$2,715 (2 bd)
Employment
2,210
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
2nd 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 $108,850.
- Taxes$2,503
- Rent$2,281
- Other living costs$2,164
- Left over$2,123
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,850
- Federal income tax
- −$15,561
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,327
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,150
- Take-home pay
- $78,812
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,281
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,445
Left over each month
$9,071 gross, minus $2,503 in tax and $4,445 in living costs.
$2,123
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $2,854/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Oxnard?
$108,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,210 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Oxnard?
$2,123 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,281, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
El Centro, about 235 miles away, leaves $2,854 a month, more than Oxnard.