High school teacher · Providence, RI
High school teacher in Providence: $2,104/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Providence at $92,110 a year. About 6,770 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $52,510 and the 90th is $100,370. Pay ranks 42nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,104 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 154 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,104
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,110
$52,510 to $100,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,740
$2,072 (2 bd)
Employment
6,770
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
42nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $92,110.
- Taxes$1,833
- Rent$1,740
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$2,104
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,110
- Federal income tax
- −$11,878
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,046
- State income tax (RI)
- −$3,075
- Take-home pay
- $70,110
- Effective tax rate
- 23.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,740
- Groceries
- $416
- Getting around
- $491
- Healthcare
- $468
- Utilities and internet
- $260
- Everything else
- $364
- Total spending
- $3,739
Left over each month
$7,676 gross, minus $1,833 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.
$2,104
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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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Providence?
$92,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,770 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Providence?
$2,104 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 154 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Providence.