High school teacher · Tucson, AZ
High school teacher in Tucson: $586/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Tucson at $50,940 a year. About 3,320 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 $40,180 and the 90th is $70,820. Pay ranks 352nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $586 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 217 miles away, at $2,854 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$586
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,940
$40,180 to $70,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
3,320
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
352nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $50,940.
- Taxes$740
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$586
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,940
- Federal income tax
- −$4,074
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,897
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$909
- Take-home pay
- $42,060
- Effective tax rate
- 17.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$4,245 gross, minus $740 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$586
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $2,854/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Tucson?
$50,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,320 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Tucson?
$586 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
El Centro, about 217 miles away, leaves $2,854 a month, more than Tucson.