Elementary school teacher · Flagstaff, AZ
Elementary school teacher in Flagstaff: $154/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Flagstaff at $53,900 a year. About 430 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $41,010 and the 90th is $61,310. Pay ranks 327th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,643/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $154 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Farmington, about 197 miles away, at $2,116 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$154
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$53,900
$41,010 to $61,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,643
$1,956 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
327th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $53,900.
- Taxes$795
- Rent$1,643
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$154
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $53,900
- Federal income tax
- −$4,430
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,123
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$983
- Take-home pay
- $44,365
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,643
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,543
Left over each month
$4,492 gross, minus $795 in tax and $3,543 in living costs.
$154
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $2,116/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Flagstaff?
$53,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Flagstaff?
$154 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,643, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Farmington, about 197 miles away, leaves $2,116 a month, more than Flagstaff.