Elementary school teacher · Idaho Falls, ID
Elementary school teacher in Idaho Falls: $1,090/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Idaho Falls at $61,080 a year. About 680 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $46,750 and the 90th is $78,320. Pay ranks 220th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,090 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Logan, about 124 miles away, at $1,823 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,090
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,080
$46,750 to $78,320
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
680
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
220th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,080.
- Taxes$1,051
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$1,090
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,080
- Federal income tax
- −$5,291
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,673
- State income tax (ID)
- −$2,647
- Take-home pay
- $48,469
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,949
Left over each month
$5,090 gross, minus $1,051 in tax and $2,949 in living costs.
$1,090
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Logan, $1,823/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Idaho Falls?
$61,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 680 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Idaho Falls?
$1,090 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Logan, about 124 miles away, leaves $1,823 a month, more than Idaho Falls.