Elementary school teacher · Burlington, VT
Elementary school teacher in Burlington: $1,212/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Burlington at $77,030 a year. About 1,140 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $49,920 and the 90th is $101,910. Pay ranks 79th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,795/mo). Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,212 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 199 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,212
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,030
$49,920 to $101,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,795
$2,137 (2 bd)
Employment
1,140
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
79th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $77,030.
- Taxes$1,467
- Rent$1,795
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$1,212
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,030
- Federal income tax
- −$8,561
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,893
- State income tax (VT)
- −$3,146
- Take-home pay
- $59,430
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,795
- Groceries
- $403
- Getting around
- $484
- Healthcare
- $454
- Utilities and internet
- $252
- Everything else
- $353
- Total spending
- $3,741
Left over each month
$6,419 gross, minus $1,467 in tax and $3,741 in living costs.
$1,212
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 Burlington?
$77,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,140 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Burlington?
$1,212 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,795, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 199 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Burlington.