Elementary school teacher · Corpus Christi, TX
Elementary school teacher in Corpus Christi: $1,245/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Corpus Christi at $60,210 a year. About 1,840 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $52,480 and the 90th is $65,770. Pay ranks 257th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,072/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,245 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is McAllen, about 114 miles away, at $1,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,245
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,210
$52,480 to $65,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,072
$1,276 (2 bd)
Employment
1,840
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
257th 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 $60,210.
- Taxes$816
- Rent$1,072
- Other living costs$1,884
- Left over$1,245
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,210
- Federal income tax
- −$5,187
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,606
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,417
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,072
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,956
Left over each month
$5,018 gross, minus $816 in tax and $2,956 in living costs.
$1,245
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: McAllen, $1,686/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Corpus Christi?
$60,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,840 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Corpus Christi?
$1,245 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,072, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
McAllen, about 114 miles away, leaves $1,686 a month, more than Corpus Christi.