Elementary school teacher · Erie, PA
Elementary school teacher in Erie: $1,719/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Erie at $69,920 a year. About 960 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $49,990 and the 90th is $80,650. Pay ranks 122nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($804/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,719 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 114 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,719
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$69,920
$49,990 to $80,650
Rent (1 bd)
$804
$957 (2 bd)
Employment
960
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
122nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $69,920.
- Taxes$1,266
- Rent$804
- Other living costs$2,038
- Left over$1,719
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $69,920
- Federal income tax
- −$6,996
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,349
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,147
- City / county wage tax
- −$699
- Take-home pay
- $54,729
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $804
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,842
Left over each month
$5,827 gross, minus $1,266 in tax and $2,842 in living costs.
$1,719
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Canton, $2,322/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Erie?
$69,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 960 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Erie?
$1,719 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $804, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 114 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Erie.