High school teacher · Paducah, KY
High school teacher in Paducah: $1,245/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Paducah at $61,540 a year. About 250 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $49,130 and the 90th is $74,260. Pay ranks 246th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,245 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 196 miles away, at $1,850 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,245
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,540
$49,130 to $74,260
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
246th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,540.
- Taxes$1,109
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$1,245
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,540
- Federal income tax
- −$5,346
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,708
- State income tax (KY)
- −$2,331
- City / county wage tax
- −$923
- Take-home pay
- $48,232
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$5,128 gross, minus $1,109 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$1,245
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $1,850/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Paducah?
$61,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Paducah?
$1,245 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $821, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Springfield, about 196 miles away, leaves $1,850 a month, more than Paducah.