High school teacher · Springfield, IL
High school teacher in Springfield: $1,850/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Springfield at $72,510 a year. About 750 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 $49,150 and the 90th is $99,180. Pay ranks 133rd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,850 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 165 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,850
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,510
$49,150 to $99,180
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
133rd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $72,510.
- Taxes$1,380
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$1,850
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,510
- Federal income tax
- −$7,566
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,547
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,452
- Take-home pay
- $55,945
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$6,043 gross, minus $1,380 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$1,850
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,451/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Springfield?
$72,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Springfield?
$1,850 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 165 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Springfield.