Elementary school teacher · Champaign, IL
Elementary school teacher in Champaign: $1,204/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Champaign at $59,650 a year. About 990 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 $41,230 and the 90th is $78,870. Pay ranks 277th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,204 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dayton, about 222 miles away, at $2,235 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,204
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,650
$41,230 to $78,870
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
990
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
277th 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 $59,650.
- Taxes$1,042
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,828
- Left over$1,204
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,650
- Federal income tax
- −$5,120
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,563
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,815
- Take-home pay
- $47,152
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,725
Left over each month
$4,971 gross, minus $1,042 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.
$1,204
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dayton, $2,235/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Champaign?
$59,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 990 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Champaign?
$1,204 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Dayton, about 222 miles away, leaves $2,235 a month, more than Champaign.