High school teacher · Weirton, WV

High school teacher in Weirton: $1,370/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Weirton at $59,150 a year. About 300 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $46,740 and the 90th is $77,110. Pay ranks 315th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,370 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 62 miles away, at $2,442 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,370

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,150

$46,740 to $77,110

Rent (1 bd)

$594

$707 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 1.22

Pay rank

315th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $59,150.

Taxes$967
Rent$594
Other living costs$1,998
Left over$1,370

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,150
Federal income tax: −$5,060
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,525
State income tax (WV): −$2,016
Take-home pay: $47,550
Effective tax rate: 19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $594
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,592

Left over each month

$4,929 gross, minus $967 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.

$1,370

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,442/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Weirton?

$59,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,370 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Akron, about 62 miles away, leaves $2,442 a month, more than Weirton.