High school teacher · Savannah, GA

High school teacher in Savannah: $884/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Savannah at $63,960 a year. About 900 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $51,210 and the 90th is $91,930. Pay ranks 168th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,379/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $884 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 170 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$884

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$63,960

$51,210 to $91,930

Rent (1 bd)

$1,379

$1,642 (2 bd)

Employment

900

Location quotient 0.66

Pay rank

168th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,960.

Taxes$1,106
Rent$1,379
Other living costs$1,961
Left over$884

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $63,960
Federal income tax: −$5,685
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,893
State income tax (GA): −$2,697
Take-home pay: $50,685
Effective tax rate: 20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,379
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $564
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,340

Left over each month

$5,330 gross, minus $1,106 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.

$884

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $2,125/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Savannah?

$63,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 900 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Savannah?

$884 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,379, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Albany, about 170 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Savannah.