High school teacher · Springfield, MO
High school teacher in Springfield: $1,382/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Springfield at $60,060 a year. About 1,550 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $45,870 and the 90th is $74,590. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,382 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hot Springs, about 192 miles away, at $1,461 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,382
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,060
$45,870 to $74,590
Rent (1 bd)
$865
$1,030 (2 bd)
Employment
1,550
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
304th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,060.
- Taxes$972
- Rent$865
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$1,382
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,060
- Federal income tax
- −$5,169
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,595
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,896
- Take-home pay
- $48,401
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $865
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,651
Left over each month
$5,005 gross, minus $972 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.
$1,382
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hot Springs, $1,461/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Springfield?
$60,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,550 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Springfield?
$1,382 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Hot Springs, about 192 miles away, leaves $1,461 a month, more than Springfield.