Elementary school teacher · Athens, GA
Elementary school teacher in Athens: $1,689/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Athens at $76,600 a year. About 1,360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.59). The 10th percentile is $49,710 and the 90th is $90,070. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,689 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 167 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,689
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,600
$49,710 to $90,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
1,360
Location quotient 1.59
Pay rank
87th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $76,600.
- Taxes$1,473
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
- Left over$1,689
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,600
- Federal income tax
- −$8,466
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,860
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,353
- Take-home pay
- $58,921
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$6,383 gross, minus $1,473 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$1,689
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Athens?
$76,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Athens?
$1,689 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 167 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Athens.