Elementary school teacher · Decatur, IL
Elementary school teacher in Decatur: $1,247/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Decatur at $59,050 a year. About 370 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $45,710 and the 90th is $76,750. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,247 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 132 miles away, at $1,603 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,247
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,050
$45,710 to $76,750
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
290th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,050.
- Taxes$1,029
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$1,247
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,050
- Federal income tax
- −$5,048
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,517
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,786
- Take-home pay
- $46,700
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$4,921 gross, minus $1,029 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$1,247
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $1,603/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Decatur?
$59,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Decatur?
$1,247 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Davenport, about 132 miles away, leaves $1,603 a month, more than Decatur.