Elementary school teacher · Brownsville, TX
Elementary school teacher in Brownsville: $1,567/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Brownsville at $63,350 a year. About 1,950 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $55,860 and the 90th is $72,470. Pay ranks 154th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,567 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is McAllen, about 48 miles away, at $1,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,567
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,350
$55,860 to $72,470
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
1,950
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
154th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $63,350.
- Taxes$867
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$1,567
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,350
- Federal income tax
- −$5,564
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,846
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,940
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$5,279 gross, minus $867 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$1,567
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: McAllen, $1,686/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Brownsville?
$63,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,950 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Brownsville?
$1,567 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
McAllen, about 48 miles away, leaves $1,686 a month, more than Brownsville.