Elementary school teacher · Asheville, NC
Elementary school teacher in Asheville: $172/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Asheville at $50,080 a year. About 1,450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $40,690 and the 90th is $59,660. Pay ranks 347th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $172 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Athens, about 121 miles away, at $1,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$172
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,080
$40,690 to $59,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
1,450
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
347th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $50,080.
- Taxes$782
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$172
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,080
- Federal income tax
- −$3,971
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,831
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,587
- Take-home pay
- $40,691
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$4,173 gross, minus $782 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$172
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Athens, $1,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Asheville?
$50,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Asheville?
$172 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Athens, about 121 miles away, leaves $1,689 a month, more than Asheville.