Elementary school teacher · Des Moines, IA
Elementary school teacher in Des Moines: $1,320/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Des Moines at $61,650 a year. About 3,640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $46,090 and the 90th is $79,610. Pay ranks 191st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,320 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 179 miles away, at $1,766 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,320
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,650
$46,090 to $79,610
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
3,640
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
191st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
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$991
- Other living costs$1,838
- Left over$1,320
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
- $991
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $533
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,829
Left over each month
$5,138 gross, minus $989 in tax and $2,829 in living costs.
$1,320
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 Des Moines?
$61,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Des Moines?
$1,320 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Rochester, about 179 miles away, leaves $1,766 a month, more than Des Moines.