Elementary school teacher · Altoona, PA
Elementary school teacher in Altoona: $1,187/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Altoona at $61,920 a year. About 360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $49,220 and the 90th is $80,500. Pay ranks 185th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($847/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,187 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 232 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,187
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,920
$49,220 to $80,500
Rent (1 bd)
$847
$1,008 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
185th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,920.
- Taxes$1,054
- Rent$847
- Other living costs$2,072
- Left over$1,187
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,920
- Federal income tax
- −$5,392
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,737
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,901
- City / county wage tax
- −$619
- Take-home pay
- $49,271
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $847
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $617
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$5,160 gross, minus $1,054 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$1,187
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 Altoona?
$61,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Altoona?
$1,187 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $847, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 232 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Altoona.