Elementary school teacher · Chambersburg, PA
Elementary school teacher in Chambersburg: $1,996/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Chambersburg at $76,750 a year. About 500 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $58,030 and the 90th is $92,230. Pay ranks 85th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,996 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 228 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,996
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,750
$58,030 to $92,230
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
85th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $76,750.
- Taxes$1,458
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$2,045
- Left over$1,996
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,750
- Federal income tax
- −$8,499
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,871
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,356
- City / county wage tax
- −$768
- Take-home pay
- $59,256
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,942
Left over each month
$6,396 gross, minus $1,458 in tax and $2,942 in living costs.
$1,996
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 Chambersburg?
$76,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Chambersburg?
$1,996 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 228 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Chambersburg.