Elementary school teacher · Burlington, NC
Elementary school teacher in Burlington: $831/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Burlington at $56,740 a year. About 670 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $46,490 and the 90th is $61,630. Pay ranks 319th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,002/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $831 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Harrisonburg, about 173 miles away, at $1,560 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$831
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,740
$46,490 to $61,630
Rent (1 bd)
$1,002
$1,193 (2 bd)
Employment
670
Location quotient 1.10
Pay rank
319th 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 $56,740.
- Taxes$915
- Rent$1,002
- Other living costs$1,980
- Left over$831
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,740
- Federal income tax
- −$4,770
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,341
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,870
- Take-home pay
- $45,760
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,002
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,982
Left over each month
$4,728 gross, minus $915 in tax and $2,982 in living costs.
$831
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Harrisonburg, $1,560/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Burlington?
$56,740 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 Burlington?
$831 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,002, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Harrisonburg, about 173 miles away, leaves $1,560 a month, more than Burlington.