Elementary school teacher · Grand Junction, CO
Elementary school teacher in Grand Junction: $346/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Grand Junction at $52,230 a year. About 610 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $49,930 and the 90th is $81,440. Pay ranks 331st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $346 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Farmington, about 172 miles away, at $2,116 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$346
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,230
$49,930 to $81,440
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
610
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
331st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $52,230.
- Taxes$823
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,931
- Left over$346
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,230
- Federal income tax
- −$4,229
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,996
- State income tax (CO)
- −$1,656
- Take-home pay
- $42,350
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $520
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,183
Left over each month
$4,353 gross, minus $823 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.
$346
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $2,116/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Grand Junction?
$52,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 610 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Grand Junction?
$346 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Farmington, about 172 miles away, leaves $2,116 a month, more than Grand Junction.