Elementary school teacher · Colorado Springs, CO
Elementary school teacher in Colorado Springs: $789/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Colorado Springs at $61,140 a year. About 3,640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $47,470 and the 90th is $77,620. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $789 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 95 miles away, at $1,784 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$789
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,140
$47,470 to $77,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,298
$1,545 (2 bd)
Employment
3,640
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
217th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,140.
- Taxes$1,002
- Rent$1,298
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$789
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,140
- Federal income tax
- −$5,298
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,677
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,048
- Take-home pay
- $49,117
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,298
- Groceries
- $396
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,304
Left over each month
$5,095 gross, minus $1,002 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.
$789
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $1,784/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Colorado Springs?
$61,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Colorado Springs?
$789 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Boulder, about 95 miles away, leaves $1,784 a month, more than Colorado Springs.