Elementary school teacher · Albany, NY
Elementary school teacher in Albany: $1,710/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Albany at $79,240 a year. About 3,550 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $51,510 and the 90th is $104,390. Pay ranks 59th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,710 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 60 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,710
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,240
$51,510 to $104,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,367
$1,627 (2 bd)
Employment
3,550
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
59th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $79,240.
- Taxes$1,572
- Rent$1,367
- Other living costs$1,955
- Left over$1,710
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,240
- Federal income tax
- −$9,047
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,062
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,753
- Take-home pay
- $60,378
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,367
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,322
Left over each month
$6,603 gross, minus $1,572 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.
$1,710
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Albany?
$79,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,550 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Albany?
$1,710 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 60 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Albany.