High school teacher · Roanoke, VA
High school teacher in Roanoke: $1,023/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Roanoke at $61,760 a year. About 970 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $47,330 and the 90th is $84,770. Pay ranks 235th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,023 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 247 miles away, at $2,309 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,023
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,760
$47,330 to $84,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
970
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
235th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,760.
- Taxes$1,075
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$1,023
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,760
- Federal income tax
- −$5,373
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,725
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,805
- Take-home pay
- $48,858
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$5,147 gross, minus $1,075 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
$1,023
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Canton, $2,309/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Roanoke?
$61,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 970 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Roanoke?
$1,023 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 247 miles away, leaves $2,309 a month, more than Roanoke.