Elementary school teacher · Iowa City, IA
Elementary school teacher in Iowa City: $1,518/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Iowa City at $60,870 a year. About 760 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $47,630 and the 90th is $78,390. Pay ranks 231st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,518 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 172 miles away, at $1,766 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,518
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,870
$47,630 to $78,390
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
231st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,870.
- Taxes$973
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$1,518
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,870
- Federal income tax
- −$5,266
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,657
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,758
- Take-home pay
- $49,189
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$5,073 gross, minus $973 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$1,518
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rochester, $1,766/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Iowa City?
$60,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Iowa City?
$1,518 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Rochester, about 172 miles away, leaves $1,766 a month, more than Iowa City.