Elementary school teacher · Bloomington, IL
Elementary school teacher in Bloomington: $1,529/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Bloomington at $65,590 a year. About 670 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $47,360 and the 90th is $106,580. Pay ranks 128th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,529 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lima, about 249 miles away, at $1,980 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,529
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,590
$47,360 to $106,580
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
670
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
128th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $65,590.
- Taxes$1,181
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,852
- Left over$1,529
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,590
- Federal income tax
- −$6,044
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,018
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,109
- Take-home pay
- $51,419
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $483
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,756
Left over each month
$5,466 gross, minus $1,181 in tax and $2,756 in living costs.
$1,529
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lima, $1,980/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Bloomington?
$65,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Bloomington?
$1,529 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Lima, about 249 miles away, leaves $1,980 a month, more than Bloomington.