Elementary school teacher · Grand Forks, ND
Elementary school teacher in Grand Forks: $1,568/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Grand Forks at $61,430 a year. About 540 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $48,900 and the 90th is $81,030. Pay ranks 200th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($924/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,568 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 191 miles away, at $1,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,568
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,430
$48,900 to $81,030
Rent (1 bd)
$924
$1,100 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
200th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,430.
- Taxes$836
- Rent$924
- Other living costs$1,791
- Left over$1,568
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,430
- Federal income tax
- −$5,333
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,699
- State income tax (ND)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,398
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $924
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,715
Left over each month
$5,119 gross, minus $836 in tax and $2,715 in living costs.
$1,568
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $1,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Grand Forks?
$61,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Grand Forks?
$1,568 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $924, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
St. Cloud, about 191 miles away, leaves $1,933 a month, more than Grand Forks.