Elementary school teacher · Chicago, IL
Elementary school teacher in Chicago: $1,367/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Chicago at $78,390 a year. About 45,840 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $48,960 and the 90th is $105,250. Pay ranks 68th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,367 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dayton, about 235 miles away, at $2,272 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,367
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,390
$48,960 to $105,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,782
$2,122 (2 bd)
Employment
45,840
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
68th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $78,390.
- Taxes$1,513
- Rent$1,782
- Other$1,871
- Left$1,367
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,390
- Federal income tax
- −$8,416
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,997
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,743
- Take-home pay
- $60,234
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,782
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,653
After tax and rent
$1,367 left/mo
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dayton, $2,272/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Chicago?
$78,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 45,840 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Chicago?
$1,367 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Dayton, about 235 miles away, leaves $2,272 a month, more than Chicago.