Elementary school teacher · Goldsboro, NC
Elementary school teacher in Goldsboro: $355/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Goldsboro at $49,240 a year. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.78). The 10th percentile is $44,690 and the 90th is $59,600. Pay ranks 352nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $355 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Harrisonburg, about 223 miles away, at $1,560 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$355
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,240
$44,690 to $59,600
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 1.78
Pay rank
352nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $49,240.
- Taxes$766
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$355
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,240
- Federal income tax
- −$3,870
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,767
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,551
- Take-home pay
- $40,052
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$4,103 gross, minus $766 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$355
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Harrisonburg, $1,560/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Goldsboro?
$49,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Goldsboro?
$355 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Harrisonburg, about 223 miles away, leaves $1,560 a month, more than Goldsboro.