Elementary school teacher · Abilene, TX
Elementary school teacher in Abilene: $463/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Abilene at $53,480 a year. About 660 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $46,630 and the 90th is $60,250. Pay ranks 329th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $463 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 142 miles away, at $1,613 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$463
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$53,480
$46,630 to $60,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,421
$1,692 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
329th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $53,480.
- Taxes$706
- Rent$1,421
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$463
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $53,480
- Federal income tax
- −$4,379
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,091
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $45,010
- Effective tax rate
- 15.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,421
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $552
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,288
Left over each month
$4,457 gross, minus $706 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.
$463
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,613/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Abilene?
$53,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Abilene?
$463 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 142 miles away, leaves $1,613 a month, more than Abilene.