Elementary school teacher · Houston, TX
Elementary school teacher in Houston: $1,361/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Houston at $64,500 a year. About 30,980 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $46,390 and the 90th is $74,430. Pay ranks 138th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,361 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 175 miles away, at $1,625 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,361
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,500
$46,390 to $74,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
30,980
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
138th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $64,500.
- Taxes$875
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$1,361
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,500
- Federal income tax
- −$5,560
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,934
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $54,006
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$1,361 left/mo
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,625/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Houston?
$64,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30,980 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Houston?
$1,361 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 175 miles away, leaves $1,625 a month, more than Houston.