Elementary school teacher · Dothan, AL
Elementary school teacher in Dothan: $1,181/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Dothan at $60,950 a year. The 10th percentile is $45,660 and the 90th is $71,820. Pay ranks 228th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($825/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,181 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 85 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,181
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,950
$45,660 to $71,820
Rent (1 bd)
$825
$982 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
228th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,950.
- Taxes$1,117
- Rent$825
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$1,181
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,950
- Federal income tax
- −$5,276
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,663
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,858
- City / county wage tax
- −$610
- Take-home pay
- $47,545
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $825
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,781
Left over each month
$5,079 gross, minus $1,117 in tax and $2,781 in living costs.
$1,181
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 Dothan?
$60,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Dothan?
$1,181 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $825, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 85 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Dothan.