Elementary school teacher · Gainesville, GA
Elementary school teacher in Gainesville: $993/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Gainesville at $64,780 a year. About 820 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $49,890 and the 90th is $85,340. Pay ranks 134th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,318/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $993 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 185 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$993
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,780
$49,890 to $85,340
Rent (1 bd)
$1,318
$1,569 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
134th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $64,780.
- Taxes$1,130
- Rent$1,318
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$993
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,780
- Federal income tax
- −$5,866
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,956
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,739
- Take-home pay
- $51,219
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,318
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,275
Left over each month
$5,398 gross, minus $1,130 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.
$993
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?
$64,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Gainesville?
$993 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,318, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 185 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Gainesville.