Elementary school teacher · Dalton, GA
Elementary school teacher in Dalton: $1,061/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Dalton at $63,340 a year. About 1,120 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.92). The 10th percentile is $49,480 and the 90th is $78,760. Pay ranks 155th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,124/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,061 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 222 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,061
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,340
$49,480 to $78,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,124
$1,338 (2 bd)
Employment
1,120
Location quotient 1.92
Pay rank
155th 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 $63,340.
- Taxes$1,089
- Rent$1,124
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$1,061
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,340
- Federal income tax
- −$5,562
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,846
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,665
- Take-home pay
- $50,268
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,124
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,128
Left over each month
$5,278 gross, minus $1,089 in tax and $3,128 in living costs.
$1,061
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Dalton?
$63,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,120 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Dalton?
$1,061 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,124, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Dalton.