High school teacher · St. Joseph, MO
High school teacher in St. Joseph: $817/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in St. Joseph at $49,790 a year. About 360 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $40,020 and the 90th is $74,040. Pay ranks 355th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $817 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 162 miles away, at $1,788 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$817
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,790
$40,020 to $74,040
Rent (1 bd)
$754
$898 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
355th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $49,790.
- Taxes$763
- Rent$754
- Other living costs$1,815
- Left over$817
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,790
- Federal income tax
- −$3,936
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,809
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,413
- Take-home pay
- $40,631
- Effective tax rate
- 18.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $754
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,569
Left over each month
$4,149 gross, minus $763 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.
$817
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $1,788/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in St. Joseph?
$49,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in St. Joseph?
$817 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Ames, about 162 miles away, leaves $1,788 a month, more than St. Joseph.