High school teacher · Waco, TX
High school teacher in Waco: $1,296/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Waco at $61,210 a year. About 1,220 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $49,380 and the 90th is $74,550. Pay ranks 260th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,108/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,296 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 40 miles away, at $1,647 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,296
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,210
$49,380 to $74,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,108
$1,319 (2 bd)
Employment
1,220
Location quotient 1.37
Pay rank
260th 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 $61,210.
- Taxes$832
- Rent$1,108
- Other living costs$1,864
- Left over$1,296
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,210
- Federal income tax
- −$5,307
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,683
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,221
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,108
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,972
Left over each month
$5,101 gross, minus $832 in tax and $2,972 in living costs.
$1,296
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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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Waco?
$61,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,220 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Waco?
$1,296 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,108, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 40 miles away, leaves $1,647 a month, more than Waco.