Elementary school teacher · Hattiesburg, MS
Elementary school teacher in Hattiesburg: $203/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Hattiesburg at $47,650 a year. About 450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $46,340 and the 90th is $59,830. Pay ranks 369th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $203 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dothan, about 222 miles away, at $1,181 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$203
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,650
$46,340 to $59,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
369th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $47,650.
- Taxes$777
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
- Left over$203
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,650
- Federal income tax
- −$3,680
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,645
- State income tax (MS)
- −$1,995
- Take-home pay
- $38,330
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$3,971 gross, minus $777 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$203
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 Hattiesburg?
$47,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Hattiesburg?
$203 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Dothan, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,181 a month, more than Hattiesburg.