Elementary school teacher · Ames, IA
Elementary school teacher in Ames: $1,723/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Ames at $62,430 a year. About 440 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 $48,830 and the 90th is $80,340. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($760/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,723 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 249 miles away, at $1,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,723
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,430
$48,830 to $80,340
Rent (1 bd)
$760
$905 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
172nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $62,430.
- Taxes$1,004
- Rent$760
- Other living costs$1,716
- Left over$1,723
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,430
- Federal income tax
- −$5,453
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,776
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,818
- Take-home pay
- $50,383
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $760
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $457
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,476
Left over each month
$5,203 gross, minus $1,004 in tax and $2,476 in living costs.
$1,723
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $1,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Ames?
$62,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Ames?
$1,723 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $760, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
St. Cloud, about 249 miles away, leaves $1,933 a month, more than Ames.