High school teacher · Syracuse, NY

High school teacher in Syracuse: $1,742/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Syracuse at $77,900 a year. About 2,540 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $63,020 and the 90th is $95,880. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,742 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 123 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,742

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$77,900

$63,020 to $95,880

Rent (1 bd)

$1,236

$1,472 (2 bd)

Employment

2,540

Location quotient 1.24

Pay rank

87th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $77,900.

Taxes$1,533
Rent$1,236
Other living costs$1,981
Left over$1,742

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $77,900
Federal income tax: −$8,752
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,959
State income tax (NY): −$3,680
Take-home pay: $59,509
Effective tax rate: 23.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,236
Groceries: $397
Getting around: $543
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,217

Left over each month

$6,492 gross, minus $1,533 in tax and $3,217 in living costs.

$1,742

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,736/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Syracuse?

$77,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,540 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Syracuse?

$1,742 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Kingston, about 123 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Syracuse.