Elementary school teacher · Bellingham, WA
Elementary school teacher in Bellingham: $3,055/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Bellingham at $101,230 a year. About 790 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $63,670 and the 90th is $127,490. Pay ranks 10th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,055 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 238 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,055
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,230
$63,670 to $127,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
790
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
10th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $101,230.
- Taxes$1,802
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$3,055
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,230
- Federal income tax
- −$13,885
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,744
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,601
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$8,436 gross, minus $1,802 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$3,055
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,471/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Bellingham?
$101,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 790 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Bellingham?
$3,055 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 238 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Bellingham.