High school teacher · Palm Bay, FL
High school teacher in Palm Bay: $768/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Palm Bay at $58,840 a year. About 1,400 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $52,290 and the 90th is $60,460. Pay ranks 319th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $768 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Brunswick, about 214 miles away, at $1,657 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$768
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,840
$52,290 to $60,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,665 (2 bd)
Employment
1,400
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
319th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $58,840.
- Taxes$794
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$768
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,840
- Federal income tax
- −$5,022
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,501
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,316
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$4,903 gross, minus $794 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$768
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Brunswick, $1,657/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Palm Bay?
$58,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,400 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Palm Bay?
$768 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Brunswick, about 214 miles away, leaves $1,657 a month, more than Palm Bay.