High school teacher · Springfield, OH
High school teacher in Springfield: $1,441/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Springfield at $63,030 a year. About 470 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $46,530 and the 90th is $94,180. Pay ranks 191st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($829/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,441 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 247 miles away, at $2,451 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,441
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,030
$46,530 to $94,180
Rent (1 bd)
$829
$987 (2 bd)
Employment
470
Location quotient 1.50
Pay rank
191st of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,030.
- Taxes$1,052
- Rent$829
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$1,441
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,030
- Federal income tax
- −$5,525
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,822
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,017
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,261
- Take-home pay
- $50,406
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $829
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$5,253 gross, minus $1,052 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$1,441
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?
$63,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Springfield?
$1,441 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $829, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Chicago, about 247 miles away, leaves $2,451 a month, more than Springfield.