High school teacher · Wilmington, NC
High school teacher in Wilmington: $616/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Wilmington at $57,980 a year. About 730 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $44,790 and the 90th is $66,500. Pay ranks 330th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $616 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Virginia Beach, about 201 miles away, at $1,489 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$616
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,980
$44,790 to $66,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,358
$1,617 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
330th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $57,980.
- Taxes$940
- Rent$1,358
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$616
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,980
- Federal income tax
- −$4,919
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,435
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,922
- Take-home pay
- $46,703
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,358
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $523
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,276
Left over each month
$4,832 gross, minus $940 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.
$616
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Virginia Beach, $1,489/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Wilmington?
$57,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Wilmington?
$616 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Virginia Beach, about 201 miles away, leaves $1,489 a month, more than Wilmington.