High school teacher · Valdosta, GA
High school teacher in Valdosta: $1,099/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Valdosta at $62,780 a year. About 390 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $36,190 and the 90th is $98,790. Pay ranks 197th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,051/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,099 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 76 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,099
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,780
$36,190 to $98,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,051
$1,251 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
197th 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 $62,780.
- Taxes$1,078
- Rent$1,051
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$1,099
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,780
- Federal income tax
- −$5,495
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,803
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,635
- Take-home pay
- $49,847
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,051
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$5,232 gross, minus $1,078 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
$1,099
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 Valdosta?
$62,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Valdosta?
$1,099 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,051, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 76 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Valdosta.