Elementary school teacher · Bismarck, ND
Elementary school teacher in Bismarck: $1,374/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Bismarck at $61,010 a year. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $49,300 and the 90th is $76,360. Pay ranks 224th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,374 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, at $1,568 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,374
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,010
$49,300 to $76,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
224th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,010.
- Taxes$829
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$1,374
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,010
- Federal income tax
- −$5,283
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,667
- State income tax (ND)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,060
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $534
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,881
Left over each month
$5,084 gross, minus $829 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$1,374
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $1,568/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Bismarck?
$61,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Bismarck?
$1,374 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,568 a month, more than Bismarck.