Elementary school teacher · Augusta, GA
Elementary school teacher in Augusta: $1,065/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Augusta at $63,000 a year. About 2,400 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $47,630 and the 90th is $77,330. Pay ranks 164th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,065 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 176 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,065
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,000
$47,630 to $77,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
2,400
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
164th 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 $63,000.
- Taxes$1,082
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$1,065
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,000
- Federal income tax
- −$5,522
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,820
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,647
- Take-home pay
- $50,012
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$5,250 gross, minus $1,082 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$1,065
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 Augusta?
$63,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,400 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Augusta?
$1,065 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 176 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Augusta.