Elementary school teacher · Glens Falls, NY
Elementary school teacher in Glens Falls: $1,790/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Glens Falls at $78,470 a year. About 620 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $51,000 and the 90th is $97,940. Pay ranks 67th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,171/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,790 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 108 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,790
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,470
$51,000 to $97,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,171
$1,394 (2 bd)
Employment
620
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
67th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $78,470.
- Taxes$1,549
- Rent$1,171
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$1,790
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,470
- Federal income tax
- −$8,877
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,003
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,711
- Take-home pay
- $59,879
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,171
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,200
Left over each month
$6,539 gross, minus $1,549 in tax and $3,200 in living costs.
$1,790
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 Glens Falls?
$78,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Glens Falls?
$1,790 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,171, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 108 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Glens Falls.