Elementary school teacher · Greeley, CO
Elementary school teacher in Greeley: $817/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Greeley at $60,160 a year. About 1,370 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.28). The 10th percentile is $48,740 and the 90th is $79,350. Pay ranks 262nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,257/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $817 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 62 miles away, at $1,784 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$817
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,160
$48,740 to $79,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,257
$1,496 (2 bd)
Employment
1,370
Location quotient 1.28
Pay rank
262nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,160.
- Taxes$982
- Rent$1,257
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$817
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,160
- Federal income tax
- −$5,181
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,602
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,005
- Take-home pay
- $48,372
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,257
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,214
Left over each month
$5,013 gross, minus $982 in tax and $3,214 in living costs.
$817
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $1,784/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Greeley?
$60,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,370 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Greeley?
$817 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,257, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Boulder, about 62 miles away, leaves $1,784 a month, more than Greeley.