Elementary school teacher · Columbus, IN
Elementary school teacher in Columbus: $942/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Columbus median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Indiana median, $59,700 a year. Indiana has about 27,720 elementary school teacher jobs. The 10th percentile is $47,330 and the 90th is $77,730. On the pay used here, Columbus ranks 284th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $942 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dayton, about 103 miles away, at $2,235 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$942
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,700
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
284th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,700.
- Taxes$1,029
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$942
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,700
- Federal income tax
- −$5,126
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,567
- State income tax (IN)
- −$1,761
- City / county wage tax
- −$896
- Take-home pay
- $47,351
- Effective tax rate
- 20.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$4,975 gross, minus $1,029 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$942
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 Columbus?
$59,700 a year. That figure is the Indiana median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Columbus?
$942 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Dayton, about 103 miles away, leaves $2,235 a month, more than Columbus.