Elementary school teacher · Elmira, NY
Elementary school teacher in Elmira: $1,112/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Elmira at $61,220 a year. About 450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.51). The 10th percentile is $47,700 and the 90th is $80,430. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($898/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,112 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 128 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,112
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,220
$47,700 to $80,430
Rent (1 bd)
$898
$1,069 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 1.51
Pay rank
211th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,220.
- Taxes$1,063
- Rent$898
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$1,112
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,220
- Federal income tax
- −$5,308
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,683
- State income tax (NY)
- −$2,762
- Take-home pay
- $48,467
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $898
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $2,927
Left over each month
$5,102 gross, minus $1,063 in tax and $2,927 in living costs.
$1,112
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Elmira?
$61,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Elmira?
$1,112 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $898, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 128 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Elmira.