High school teacher · St. Cloud, MN
High school teacher in St. Cloud: $2,093/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in St. Cloud at $76,170 a year. About 400 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $49,420 and the 90th is $87,720. Pay ranks 107th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,093 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Duluth is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,919 left over a month), and St. Cloud still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,093
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,170
$49,420 to $87,720
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
107th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $76,170.
- Taxes$1,493
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,776
- Left over$2,093
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,170
- Federal income tax
- −$8,371
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,827
- State income tax (MN)
- −$3,716
- Take-home pay
- $58,255
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,762
Left over each month
$6,348 gross, minus $1,493 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.
$2,093
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Duluth, $1,919/mo.
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- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- 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 St. Cloud?
$76,170 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 St. Cloud?
$2,093 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
St. Cloud leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Duluth at $1,919 a month.