High school teacher · Yuma, AZ
High school teacher in Yuma: $454/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Yuma at $49,670 a year. About 520 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $44,680 and the 90th is $73,930. Pay ranks 357th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $454 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 86 miles away, at $2,854 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$454
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,670
$44,680 to $73,930
Rent (1 bd)
$951
$1,132 (2 bd)
Employment
520
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
357th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $49,670.
- Taxes$717
- Rent$951
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$454
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,670
- Federal income tax
- −$3,922
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,800
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$877
- Take-home pay
- $41,072
- Effective tax rate
- 17.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $951
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$4,139 gross, minus $717 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$454
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $2,854/mo.
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- Civil engineer
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Yuma?
$49,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Yuma?
$454 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
El Centro, about 86 miles away, leaves $2,854 a month, more than Yuma.