Elementary school teacher · Grand Rapids, MI
Elementary school teacher in Grand Rapids: $994/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Grand Rapids at $61,900 a year. About 5,080 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $47,470 and the 90th is $81,420. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $994 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dayton, about 232 miles away, at $2,235 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$994
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,900
$47,470 to $81,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
5,080
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
186th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,900.
- Taxes$1,043
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$994
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,900
- Federal income tax
- −$5,390
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,735
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,393
- Take-home pay
- $49,382
- Effective tax rate
- 20.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,121
Left over each month
$5,158 gross, minus $1,043 in tax and $3,121 in living costs.
$994
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dayton, $2,235/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Grand Rapids?
$61,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,080 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Grand Rapids?
$994 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Dayton, about 232 miles away, leaves $2,235 a month, more than Grand Rapids.