Elementary school teacher · Davenport, IA
Elementary school teacher in Davenport: $1,603/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Davenport at $61,650 a year. About 1,760 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $47,010 and the 90th is $79,840. Pay ranks 191st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($740/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,603 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 201 miles away, at $1,766 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,603
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,650
$47,010 to $79,840
Rent (1 bd)
$740
$881 (2 bd)
Employment
1,760
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
191st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,650.
- Taxes$989
- Rent$740
- Other living costs$1,806
- Left over$1,603
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,650
- Federal income tax
- −$5,360
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,716
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,788
- Take-home pay
- $49,786
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,546
Left over each month
$5,138 gross, minus $989 in tax and $2,546 in living costs.
$1,603
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rochester, $1,766/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Davenport?
$61,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,760 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Davenport?
$1,603 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $740, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Rochester, about 201 miles away, leaves $1,766 a month, more than Davenport.