Elementary school teacher · Durham, NC
Elementary school teacher in Durham: $366/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Durham at $51,400 a year. About 2,430 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $46,580 and the 90th is $62,440. Pay ranks 336th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,274/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $366 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Harrisonburg, about 174 miles away, at $1,560 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$366
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,400
$46,580 to $62,440
Rent (1 bd)
$1,274
$1,517 (2 bd)
Employment
2,430
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
336th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $51,400.
- Taxes$809
- Rent$1,274
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$366
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,400
- Federal income tax
- −$4,130
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,932
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,643
- Take-home pay
- $41,696
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,274
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $440
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,109
Left over each month
$4,283 gross, minus $809 in tax and $3,109 in living costs.
$366
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Harrisonburg, $1,560/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Durham?
$51,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,430 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Durham?
$366 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,274, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Harrisonburg, about 174 miles away, leaves $1,560 a month, more than Durham.