Elementary school teacher · Austin, TX
Elementary school teacher in Austin: $1,047/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Austin at $61,270 a year. About 8,450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $51,650 and the 90th is $64,410. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,047 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 66 miles away, at $1,625 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,047
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,270
$51,650 to $64,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
8,450
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
208th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,270.
- Taxes$822
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$1,047
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,270
- Federal income tax
- −$5,172
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,687
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,410
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$1,047 left/mo
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,625/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Austin?
$61,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Austin?
$1,047 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 66 miles away, leaves $1,625 a month, more than Austin.