High school teacher · Raleigh, NC
High school teacher in Raleigh: $844/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Raleigh at $60,380 a year. About 4,210 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 $47,330 and the 90th is $75,190. Pay ranks 294th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $844 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Staunton, about 170 miles away, at $1,666 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$844
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,380
$47,330 to $75,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
4,210
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
294th 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 $60,380.
- Taxes$976
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$844
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,380
- Federal income tax
- −$5,066
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,619
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,024
- Take-home pay
- $48,671
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$844 left/mo
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Staunton, $1,666/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Raleigh?
$60,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,210 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Raleigh?
$844 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Staunton, about 170 miles away, leaves $1,666 a month, more than Raleigh.