Elementary school teacher · College Station, TX
Elementary school teacher in College Station: $1,196/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in College Station at $57,870 a year. About 960 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $49,300 and the 90th is $60,790. Pay ranks 308th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,016/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,196 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 83 miles away, at $1,613 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,196
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,870
$49,300 to $60,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,016
$1,209 (2 bd)
Employment
960
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
308th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $57,870.
- Taxes$778
- Rent$1,016
- Other living costs$1,833
- Left over$1,196
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,870
- Federal income tax
- −$4,906
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,427
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,537
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,016
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,849
Left over each month
$4,823 gross, minus $778 in tax and $2,849 in living costs.
$1,196
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,613/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in College Station?
$57,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 960 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in College Station?
$1,196 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,016, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 83 miles away, leaves $1,613 a month, more than College Station.