Elementary school teacher · Cedar Rapids, IA
Elementary school teacher in Cedar Rapids: $1,487/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Cedar Rapids at $61,430 a year. About 980 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $47,520 and the 90th is $79,320. Pay ranks 200th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,487 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 134 miles away, at $1,766 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,487
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,430
$47,520 to $79,320
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
980
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
200th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,430.
- Taxes$984
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$1,487
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,430
- Federal income tax
- −$5,333
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,699
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,780
- Take-home pay
- $49,618
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$5,119 gross, minus $984 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$1,487
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rochester, $1,766/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Cedar Rapids?
$61,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 980 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Cedar Rapids?
$1,487 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Rochester, about 134 miles away, leaves $1,766 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.