High school teacher · Rocky Mount, NC
High school teacher in Rocky Mount: $551/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Rocky Mount at $47,770 a year. About 320 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $40,990 and the 90th is $56,250. Pay ranks 367th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $551 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Staunton, about 170 miles away, at $1,629 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$551
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,770
$40,990 to $56,250
Rent (1 bd)
$716
$852 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
367th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $47,770.
- Taxes$736
- Rent$716
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$551
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,770
- Federal income tax
- −$3,694
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,654
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,488
- Take-home pay
- $38,933
- Effective tax rate
- 18.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $716
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $582
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$3,981 gross, minus $736 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$551
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Staunton, $1,629/mo.
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- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
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- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Rocky Mount?
$47,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Rocky Mount?
$551 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Staunton, about 170 miles away, leaves $1,629 a month, more than Rocky Mount.