High school teacher · Reading, PA
High school teacher in Reading: $1,947/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Reading at $80,250 a year. About 1,350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $52,200 and the 90th is $95,740. Pay ranks 64th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,947 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 137 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,947
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,250
$52,200 to $95,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,167
$1,389 (2 bd)
Employment
1,350
Location quotient 1.13
Pay rank
64th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $80,250.
- Taxes$1,556
- Rent$1,167
- Other living costs$2,017
- Left over$1,947
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,250
- Federal income tax
- −$9,269
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,139
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,464
- City / county wage tax
- −$803
- Take-home pay
- $61,576
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,167
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$6,688 gross, minus $1,556 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$1,947
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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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Reading?
$80,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,350 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Reading?
$1,947 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 137 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Reading.