Elementary school teacher · Greenville, NC
Elementary school teacher in Greenville: $685/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Greenville at $55,490 a year. About 740 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $43,320 and the 90th is $69,660. Pay ranks 323rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $685 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Harrisonburg, about 218 miles away, at $1,560 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$685
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$55,490
$43,320 to $69,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
740
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
323rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $55,490.
- Taxes$890
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,948
- Left over$685
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,490
- Federal income tax
- −$4,620
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,245
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,816
- Take-home pay
- $44,808
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,049
Left over each month
$4,624 gross, minus $890 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.
$685
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Harrisonburg, $1,560/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Greenville?
$55,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 740 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Greenville?
$685 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Harrisonburg, about 218 miles away, leaves $1,560 a month, more than Greenville.