High school teacher · York, PA
High school teacher in York: $2,078/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in York at $80,870 a year. About 990 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $49,890 and the 90th is $104,350. Pay ranks 58th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,048/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 $2,078 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 190 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,078
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,870
$49,890 to $104,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,048
$1,248 (2 bd)
Employment
990
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
58th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $80,870.
- Taxes$1,574
- Rent$1,048
- Other living costs$2,040
- Left over$2,078
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,870
- Federal income tax
- −$9,405
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,187
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,483
- City / county wage tax
- −$809
- Take-home pay
- $61,987
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,048
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,088
Left over each month
$6,739 gross, minus $1,574 in tax and $3,088 in living costs.
$2,078
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 York?
$80,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 990 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in York?
$2,078 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 $1,048, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 190 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than York.