Elementary school teacher · Buffalo, NY
Elementary school teacher in Buffalo: $1,849/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Buffalo at $76,490 a year. About 5,810 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $48,080 and the 90th is $106,980. Pay ranks 92nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,169/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,849 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 242 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,849
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,490
$48,080 to $106,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,169
$1,392 (2 bd)
Employment
5,810
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
92nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $76,490.
- Taxes$1,491
- Rent$1,169
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$1,849
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,490
- Federal income tax
- −$8,442
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,851
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,602
- Take-home pay
- $58,595
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,169
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,034
Left over each month
$6,374 gross, minus $1,491 in tax and $3,034 in living costs.
$1,849
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Buffalo?
$76,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,810 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Buffalo?
$1,849 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,169, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 242 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Buffalo.