Elementary school teacher · Amarillo, TX
Elementary school teacher in Amarillo: $1,529/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Amarillo at $61,170 a year. About 960 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $50,900 and the 90th is $62,330. Pay ranks 215th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($854/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,529 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Lubbock is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,441 left over a month), and Amarillo still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,529
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,170
$50,900 to $62,330
Rent (1 bd)
$854
$1,017 (2 bd)
Employment
960
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
215th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,170.
- Taxes$832
- Rent$854
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$1,529
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,170
- Federal income tax
- −$5,302
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,680
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,189
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $854
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,737
Left over each month
$5,098 gross, minus $832 in tax and $2,737 in living costs.
$1,529
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lubbock, $1,441/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Amarillo?
$61,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 960 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Amarillo?
$1,529 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $854, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Amarillo leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Lubbock at $1,441 a month.