High school teacher · San Antonio, TX
High school teacher in San Antonio: $1,344/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in San Antonio at $61,840 a year. About 10,130 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 $49,660 and the 90th is $79,310. Pay ranks 232nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,344 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Laredo, about 125 miles away, at $1,746 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,344
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,840
$49,660 to $79,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
10,130
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
232nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,840.
- Taxes$831
- Rent$1,049
- Other$1,929
- Left$1,344
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,840
- Federal income tax
- −$5,241
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,731
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,868
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,978
After tax and rent
$1,344 left/mo
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Laredo, $1,746/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in San Antonio?
$61,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,130 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in San Antonio?
$1,344 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Laredo, about 125 miles away, leaves $1,746 a month, more than San Antonio.