Elementary school teacher · El Paso, TX
Elementary school teacher in El Paso: $1,614/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in El Paso at $63,800 a year. About 2,580 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $48,240 and the 90th is $70,890. Pay ranks 145th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,008/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,614 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Cruces, about 96 miles away, at $2,024 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,614
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,800
$48,240 to $70,890
Rent (1 bd)
$1,008
$1,200 (2 bd)
Employment
2,580
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
145th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $63,800.
- Taxes$878
- Rent$1,008
- Other living costs$1,817
- Left over$1,614
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,800
- Federal income tax
- −$5,650
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,881
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $53,269
- Effective tax rate
- 16.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,008
- Groceries
- $356
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $401
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $312
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$5,317 gross, minus $878 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
$1,614
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Cruces, $2,024/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in El Paso?
$63,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,580 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in El Paso?
$1,614 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,008, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Las Cruces, about 96 miles away, leaves $2,024 a month, more than El Paso.