Elementary school teacher · Fayetteville, NC
Elementary school teacher in Fayetteville: $651/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Fayetteville at $54,350 a year. About 1,490 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $44,950 and the 90th is $58,940. Pay ranks 326th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,044/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $651 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Harrisonburg, about 240 miles away, at $1,560 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$651
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,350
$44,950 to $58,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,044
$1,243 (2 bd)
Employment
1,490
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
326th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $54,350.
- Taxes$867
- Rent$1,044
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$651
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,350
- Federal income tax
- −$4,484
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,158
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,768
- Take-home pay
- $43,941
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,044
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $573
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,011
Left over each month
$4,529 gross, minus $867 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.
$651
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 Fayetteville?
$54,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,490 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Fayetteville?
$651 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,044, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Harrisonburg, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,560 a month, more than Fayetteville.