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Elementary school teacher · Evansville, IN

Elementary school teacher in Evansville: $431/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Evansville at $49,120 a year. About 1,110 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $47,430 and the 90th is $75,820. Pay ranks 354th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $431 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dayton, about 222 miles away, at $2,235 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$431

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$49,120

$47,430 to $75,820

Rent (1 bd)

$893

$1,063 (2 bd)

Employment

1,110

Location quotient 0.92

Pay rank

354th of 377

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $49,120.

  • Taxes$816
  • Rent$893
  • Other living costs$1,953
  • Left over$431

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$49,120
Federal income tax
−$3,856
Social Security and Medicare
−$3,758
State income tax (IN)
−$1,444
City / county wage tax
−$737
Take-home pay
$39,326
Effective tax rate
19.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$893
Groceries
$378
Getting around
$581
Healthcare
$426
Utilities and internet
$237
Everything else
$331
Total spending
$2,846

Left over each month

$4,093 gross, minus $816 in tax and $2,846 in living costs.

$431

Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dayton, $2,235/mo.

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Questions

What does a elementary school teacher make in Evansville?

$49,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,110 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Evansville?

$431 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?

Dayton, about 222 miles away, leaves $2,235 a month, more than Evansville.