High school teacher · Provo, UT
High school teacher in Provo: $1,634/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Provo at $75,230 a year. About 2,410 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $50,580 and the 90th is $94,910. Pay ranks 115th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,303/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,634 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salt Lake City, about 58 miles away, at $1,728 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,634
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,230
$50,580 to $94,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,303
$1,551 (2 bd)
Employment
2,410
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
115th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $75,230.
- Taxes$1,445
- Rent$1,303
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$1,634
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,230
- Federal income tax
- −$8,165
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,755
- State income tax (UT)
- −$3,423
- Take-home pay
- $57,887
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,303
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $482
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,190
Left over each month
$6,269 gross, minus $1,445 in tax and $3,190 in living costs.
$1,634
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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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Provo?
$75,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,410 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Provo?
$1,634 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,303, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Salt Lake City, about 58 miles away, leaves $1,728 a month, more than Provo.