Elementary school teacher · Greensboro, NC
Elementary school teacher in Greensboro: $1,009/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Greensboro at $59,730 a year. About 2,590 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $46,640 and the 90th is $63,250. Pay ranks 276th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,009 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Athens, about 241 miles away, at $1,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,009
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,730
$46,640 to $63,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,042
$1,240 (2 bd)
Employment
2,590
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
276th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,730.
- Taxes$975
- Rent$1,042
- Other living costs$1,952
- Left over$1,009
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,730
- Federal income tax
- −$5,129
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,569
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,997
- Take-home pay
- $48,035
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,042
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $557
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,994
Left over each month
$4,978 gross, minus $975 in tax and $2,994 in living costs.
$1,009
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Athens, $1,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Greensboro?
$59,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,590 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Greensboro?
$1,009 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Athens, about 241 miles away, leaves $1,689 a month, more than Greensboro.