Elementary school teacher · Great Falls, MT
Elementary school teacher in Great Falls: $242/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Great Falls at $48,320 a year. About 310 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $37,990 and the 90th is $75,510. Pay ranks 361st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $242 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 167 miles away, at $1,066 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$242
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,320
$37,990 to $75,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,042
$1,240 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
361st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $48,320.
- Taxes$766
- Rent$1,042
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$242
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,320
- Federal income tax
- −$3,760
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,696
- State income tax (MT)
- −$1,736
- Take-home pay
- $39,127
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,042
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,019
Left over each month
$4,027 gross, minus $766 in tax and $3,019 in living costs.
$242
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Billings, $1,066/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Great Falls?
$48,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Great Falls?
$242 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Billings, about 167 miles away, leaves $1,066 a month, more than Great Falls.