Elementary school teacher · Fresno, CA
Elementary school teacher in Fresno: $1,479/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Fresno at $78,800 a year. About 5,610 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $59,840 and the 90th is $133,730. Pay ranks 63rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,479 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 56 miles away, at $2,664 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,479
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,800
$59,840 to $133,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
5,610
Location quotient 1.32
Pay rank
63rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $78,800.
- Taxes$1,528
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$1,479
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,800
- Federal income tax
- −$8,950
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,028
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,356
- Take-home pay
- $60,466
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$6,567 gross, minus $1,528 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$1,479
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $2,664/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Fresno?
$78,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,610 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Fresno?
$1,479 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Hanford, about 56 miles away, leaves $2,664 a month, more than Fresno.