High school teacher · Rochester, NY
High school teacher in Rochester: $1,784/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Rochester at $76,190 a year. About 4,430 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.31). The 10th percentile is $50,590 and the 90th is $94,680. Pay ranks 106th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,784 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 188 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,784
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,190
$50,590 to $94,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
4,430
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
106th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $76,190.
- Taxes$1,482
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$1,784
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,190
- Federal income tax
- −$8,376
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,829
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,585
- Take-home pay
- $58,400
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,083
Left over each month
$6,349 gross, minus $1,482 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.
$1,784
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 Rochester?
$76,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,430 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Rochester?
$1,784 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 188 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Rochester.