High school teacher · Utica, NY
High school teacher in Utica: $1,901/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Utica at $78,950 a year. About 1,250 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.54). The 10th percentile is $50,550 and the 90th is $100,690. Pay ranks 79th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,901 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 106 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,901
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,950
$50,550 to $100,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
1,250
Location quotient 1.54
Pay rank
79th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $78,950.
- Taxes$1,563
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$2,008
- Left over$1,901
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,950
- Federal income tax
- −$8,983
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,040
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,737
- Take-home pay
- $60,190
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,115
Left over each month
$6,579 gross, minus $1,563 in tax and $3,115 in living costs.
$1,901
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 Utica?
$78,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,250 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Utica?
$1,901 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 106 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Utica.