High school teacher · Winston-Salem, NC

High school teacher in Winston-Salem: $880/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Winston-Salem at $57,930 a year. About 1,330 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th is $63,600. Pay ranks 331st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $880 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Staunton, about 159 miles away, at $1,629 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$880

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,930

$45,410 to $63,600

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,246 (2 bd)

Employment

1,330

Location quotient 0.71

Pay rank

331st 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 $57,930.

Taxes$939
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$880

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,930
Federal income tax: −$4,913
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,432
State income tax (NC): −$1,920
Take-home pay: $46,665
Effective tax rate: 19.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $567
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,009

Left over each month

$4,828 gross, minus $939 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.

$880

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Staunton, $1,629/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Winston-Salem?

$57,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,330 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Winston-Salem?

$880 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Staunton, about 159 miles away, leaves $1,629 a month, more than Winston-Salem.