Elementary school teacher · Huntington, WV
Elementary school teacher in Huntington: $1,036/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Huntington at $57,450 a year. About 1,350 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $44,740 and the 90th is $74,620. Pay ranks 314th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,036 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 177 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,036
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,450
$44,740 to $74,620
Rent (1 bd)
$801
$954 (2 bd)
Employment
1,350
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
314th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $57,450.
- Taxes$933
- Rent$801
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$1,036
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,450
- Federal income tax
- −$4,856
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,395
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,940
- Take-home pay
- $46,259
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $801
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $607
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,819
Left over each month
$4,788 gross, minus $933 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.
$1,036
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Canton, $2,322/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Huntington?
$57,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,350 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Huntington?
$1,036 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 177 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Huntington.