High school teacher · Twin Falls, ID

High school teacher in Twin Falls: $1,039/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Twin Falls at $63,540 a year. About 460 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $47,020 and the 90th is $81,930. Pay ranks 179th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,148/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,039 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salt Lake City, about 154 miles away, at $1,728 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,039

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$63,540

$47,020 to $81,930

Rent (1 bd)

$1,148

$1,367 (2 bd)

Employment

460

Location quotient 1.35

Pay rank

179th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,540.

Taxes$1,103
Rent$1,148
Other living costs$2,005
Left over$1,039

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $63,540
Federal income tax: −$5,593
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,861
State income tax (ID): −$2,787
Take-home pay: $50,299
Effective tax rate: 20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,148
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $603
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,153

Left over each month

$5,295 gross, minus $1,103 in tax and $3,153 in living costs.

$1,039

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salt Lake City, $1,728/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Twin Falls?

$63,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,039 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,148, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Salt Lake City, about 154 miles away, leaves $1,728 a month, more than Twin Falls.