High school teacher · Tuscaloosa, AL
High school teacher in Tuscaloosa: $1,118/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Tuscaloosa at $61,630 a year. About 830 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $46,820 and the 90th is $74,970. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($930/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,118 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 238 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,118
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,630
$46,820 to $74,970
Rent (1 bd)
$930
$1,107 (2 bd)
Employment
830
Location quotient 1.11
Pay rank
241st 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 $61,630.
- Taxes$1,132
- Rent$930
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$1,118
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,630
- Federal income tax
- −$5,357
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,715
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,892
- City / county wage tax
- −$616
- Take-home pay
- $48,050
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $930
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,886
Left over each month
$5,136 gross, minus $1,132 in tax and $2,886 in living costs.
$1,118
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $2,125/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Tuscaloosa?
$61,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Tuscaloosa?
$1,118 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $930, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 238 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Tuscaloosa.