Elementary school teacher · Brunswick, GA
Elementary school teacher in Brunswick: $1,660/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Brunswick at $75,530 a year. About 620 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.49). The 10th percentile is $54,850 and the 90th is $101,280. Pay ranks 99th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,660 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 150 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,660
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,530
$54,850 to $101,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
620
Location quotient 1.49
Pay rank
99th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $75,530.
- Taxes$1,442
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,984
- Left over$1,660
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,530
- Federal income tax
- −$8,231
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,778
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,297
- Take-home pay
- $58,224
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,192
Left over each month
$6,294 gross, minus $1,442 in tax and $3,192 in living costs.
$1,660
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Brunswick?
$75,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Brunswick?
$1,660 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 150 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Brunswick.