High school teacher · Sherman, TX
High school teacher in Sherman: $1,557/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Sherman at $62,530 a year. About 400 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $52,640 and the 90th is $76,220. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($959/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,557 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 180 miles away, at $1,647 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,557
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,530
$52,640 to $76,220
Rent (1 bd)
$959
$1,142 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
207th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,530.
- Taxes$854
- Rent$959
- Other living costs$1,841
- Left over$1,557
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,530
- Federal income tax
- −$5,465
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,784
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,281
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $959
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,800
Left over each month
$5,211 gross, minus $854 in tax and $2,800 in living costs.
$1,557
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,647/mo.
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- Electrician
- 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 Sherman?
$62,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Sherman?
$1,557 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $959, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 180 miles away, leaves $1,647 a month, more than Sherman.