Elementary school teacher · Gettysburg, PA
Elementary school teacher in Gettysburg: $1,855/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Gettysburg at $75,450 a year. About 380 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $58,090 and the 90th is $93,130. Pay ranks 101st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,855 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 211 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,855
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,450
$58,090 to $93,130
Rent (1 bd)
$981
$1,168 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
101st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $75,450.
- Taxes$1,421
- Rent$981
- Other living costs$2,030
- Left over$1,855
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,450
- Federal income tax
- −$8,213
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,772
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,316
- City / county wage tax
- −$755
- Take-home pay
- $58,394
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $981
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $576
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,011
Left over each month
$6,288 gross, minus $1,421 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.
$1,855
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Gettysburg?
$75,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Gettysburg?
$1,855 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $981, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 211 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Gettysburg.