Elementary school teacher · Albany, GA
Elementary school teacher in Albany: $1,952/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Albany median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Georgia median, $72,290 a year. Georgia has about 43,820 elementary school teacher jobs. The 10th percentile is $49,260 and the 90th is $98,030. On the pay used here, Albany ranks 119th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($730/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,952 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Athens is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,689 left over a month), and Albany still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,952
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,290
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$730
$869 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
119th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $72,290.
- Taxes$1,348
- Rent$730
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$1,952
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,290
- Federal income tax
- −$7,518
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,530
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,129
- Take-home pay
- $56,113
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $730
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,724
Left over each month
$6,024 gross, minus $1,348 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.
$1,952
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Athens, $1,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Albany?
$72,290 a year. That figure is the Georgia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Albany?
$1,952 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $730, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Athens at $1,689 a month.