Elementary school teacher · Gainesville, FL
Elementary school teacher in Gainesville: $727/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Gainesville at $56,430 a year. About 1,370 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $48,920 and the 90th is $76,840. Pay ranks 321st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $727 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 174 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$727
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,430
$48,920 to $76,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
1,370
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
321st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $56,430.
- Taxes$754
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$727
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,430
- Federal income tax
- −$4,733
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,317
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $47,380
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$4,703 gross, minus $754 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$727
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Gainesville?
$56,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,370 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Gainesville?
$727 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 174 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Gainesville.