High school teacher · Rochester, MN
High school teacher in Rochester: $1,609/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Rochester at $72,790 a year. About 800 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $48,630 and the 90th is $127,510. Pay ranks 131st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,609 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rockford, about 200 miles away, at $2,106 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,609
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,790
$48,630 to $127,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
800
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
131st of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $72,790.
- Taxes$1,390
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$1,609
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,790
- Federal income tax
- −$7,628
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,568
- State income tax (MN)
- −$3,486
- Take-home pay
- $56,107
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$6,066 gross, minus $1,390 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$1,609
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rockford, $2,106/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Rochester?
$72,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 800 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Rochester?
$1,609 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Rockford, about 200 miles away, leaves $2,106 a month, more than Rochester.