High school teacher · Williamsport, PA
High school teacher in Williamsport: $2,148/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Williamsport median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Pennsylvania median, $78,800 a year. Pennsylvania has about 52,240 high school teacher jobs. The 10th percentile is $51,440 and the 90th is $102,360. On the pay used here, Williamsport ranks 81st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($854/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,148 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 150 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,148
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,800
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$854
$1,017 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
81st of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $78,800.
- Taxes$1,515
- Rent$854
- Other living costs$2,049
- Left over$2,148
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,800
- Federal income tax
- −$8,950
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,028
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,419
- City / county wage tax
- −$788
- Take-home pay
- $60,615
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $854
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$6,567 gross, minus $1,515 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$2,148
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 Williamsport?
$78,800 a year. That figure is the Pennsylvania median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Williamsport?
$2,148 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $854, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 150 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Williamsport.