High school teacher · Tyler, TX
High school teacher in Tyler: $1,375/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Tyler at $61,060 a year. About 900 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $48,380 and the 90th is $71,930. Pay ranks 269th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,024/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,375 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 169 miles away, at $1,647 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,375
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,060
$48,380 to $71,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,024
$1,219 (2 bd)
Employment
900
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
269th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,060.
- Taxes$830
- Rent$1,024
- Other living costs$1,859
- Left over$1,375
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,060
- Federal income tax
- −$5,289
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,671
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,100
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,024
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$5,088 gross, minus $830 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$1,375
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,647/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Tyler?
$61,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 900 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Tyler?
$1,375 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,024, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 169 miles away, leaves $1,647 a month, more than Tyler.