High school teacher · Spartanburg, SC
High school teacher in Spartanburg: $1,055/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Spartanburg at $62,910 a year. About 1,120 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $48,670 and the 90th is $77,460. Pay ranks 195th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,141/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,055 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Warner Robins, about 194 miles away, at $1,762 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,055
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,910
$48,670 to $77,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,141
$1,358 (2 bd)
Employment
1,120
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
195th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,910.
- Taxes$1,053
- Rent$1,141
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$1,055
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,910
- Federal income tax
- −$5,511
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,813
- State income tax (SC)
- −$2,318
- Take-home pay
- $50,269
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,141
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,134
Left over each month
$5,243 gross, minus $1,053 in tax and $3,134 in living costs.
$1,055
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Warner Robins, $1,762/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Spartanburg?
$62,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,120 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Spartanburg?
$1,055 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,141, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Warner Robins, about 194 miles away, leaves $1,762 a month, more than Spartanburg.