Elementary school teacher · Florence, AL
Elementary school teacher in Florence: $1,242/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Florence at $60,580 a year. The 10th percentile is $45,630 and the 90th is $73,540. Pay ranks 246th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($741/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,242 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Atlanta, about 204 miles away, at $1,508 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,242
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,580
$45,630 to $73,540
Rent (1 bd)
$741
$882 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
246th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,580.
- Taxes$1,109
- Rent$741
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$1,242
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,580
- Federal income tax
- −$5,231
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,634
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,839
- City / county wage tax
- −$606
- Take-home pay
- $47,270
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $741
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,697
Left over each month
$5,048 gross, minus $1,109 in tax and $2,697 in living costs.
$1,242
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Atlanta, $1,508/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Florence?
$60,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Florence?
$1,242 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $741, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Atlanta, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,508 a month, more than Florence.