Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $79K, rent takes 28.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,528/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $48K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,892/month. At HUD’s $1,528/month FMR, rent would take 53% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $79K locally vs. $79K nationally, a 1% difference.

New Hampshire pays $79K median vs. the U.S. average of $79K — that’s +1%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 105.66), the purchasing-power equivalent is $75K — below the national median.

The median is $79,090 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,200, and experienced art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondaries can clear $132,250. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,335/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,528/month, which eats 28.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

New Hampshire has a Regional Price Parity of 105.66 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $74,853 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.