Elementary school teacher · Houston, TX

Elementary school teacher take-home pay in Houston: $1,360 left over a month

A local elementary school teacher wage of about $65,000 in Houston, TX, after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,199. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$1,360

Local pay (annual)

$65,000

$4,509 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,199

$1,427 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a elementary school teacher.

  • Taxes$907
  • Rent$1,199
  • Other living costs$1,950
  • Left over$1,360

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$65,000
Federal income tax
−$5,914
Social Security and Medicare
−$4,973
State income tax (TX)
None
Take-home pay
$54,114
Effective tax rate
16.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,199
Groceries
$380
Getting around
$572
Healthcare
$428
Utilities and internet
$238
Everything else
$333
Total spending
$3,149

Left over each month

$5,417 gross, minus $907 in tax and $3,149 in living costs.

$1,360

Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher

Same job, local wages, leftover after each city's tax and rent.

Open rankings →

Elementary school teacher leftover in other cities

Other jobs in Houston

Houston paycheck page →

Questions

What is elementary school teacher take-home pay in Houston?

On a local elementary school teacher wage of about $65,000, leftover after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,199 is about $1,360 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Houston tax a elementary school teacher paycheck?

Houston is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

How does Houston compare for a elementary school teacher?

Open the Houston paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same elementary school teacher household.