Elementary school teacher · Amherst Town, MA
Elementary school teacher in Amherst Town: $1,709/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Amherst Town at $79,900 a year. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $51,890 and the 90th is $96,220. Pay ranks 48th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,453/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,709 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 86 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,709
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,900
$51,890 to $96,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,453
$1,730 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
48th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $79,900.
- Taxes$1,590
- Rent$1,453
- Other living costs$1,906
- Left over$1,709
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,900
- Federal income tax
- −$9,192
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,112
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,775
- Take-home pay
- $60,821
- Effective tax rate
- 23.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,453
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $455
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,359
Left over each month
$6,658 gross, minus $1,590 in tax and $3,359 in living costs.
$1,709
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 Amherst Town?
$79,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Amherst Town?
$1,709 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,453, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 86 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Amherst Town.