High school teacher · Worcester, MA
High school teacher in Worcester: $1,738/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Worcester at $87,050 a year. About 3,640 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $59,900 and the 90th is $103,580. Pay ranks 45th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,738 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 122 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,738
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,050
$59,900 to $103,580
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
3,640
Location quotient 1.52
Pay rank
45th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $87,050.
- Taxes$1,796
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$1,738
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,050
- Federal income tax
- −$10,765
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,659
- State income tax (MA)
- −$4,133
- Take-home pay
- $65,493
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$7,254 gross, minus $1,796 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$1,738
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 Worcester?
$87,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,640 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Worcester?
$1,738 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 122 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Worcester.