Elementary school teacher · Gulfport, MS
Elementary school teacher in Gulfport: $395/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Gulfport at $50,820 a year. About 1,590 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $48,480 and the 90th is $61,380. Pay ranks 338th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $395 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dothan, about 216 miles away, at $1,181 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$395
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,820
$48,480 to $61,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
1,590
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
338th 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 $50,820.
- Taxes$840
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,940
- Left over$395
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,820
- Federal income tax
- −$4,060
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,888
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,135
- Take-home pay
- $40,737
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$4,235 gross, minus $840 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$395
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dothan, $1,181/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Gulfport?
$50,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,590 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Gulfport?
$395 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Dothan, about 216 miles away, leaves $1,181 a month, more than Gulfport.