Elementary school teacher · Jackson, MI
Elementary school teacher in Jackson: $1,348/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Jackson at $63,770 a year. About 750 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.49). The 10th percentile is $46,930 and the 90th is $92,210. Pay ranks 146th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,348 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 195 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,348
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,770
$46,930 to $92,210
Rent (1 bd)
$893
$1,063 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 1.49
Pay rank
146th 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 $63,770.
- Taxes$1,136
- Rent$893
- Other living costs$1,937
- Left over$1,348
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,770
- Federal income tax
- −$5,643
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,878
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,472
- City / county wage tax
- −$638
- Take-home pay
- $50,138
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $893
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,830
Left over each month
$5,314 gross, minus $1,136 in tax and $2,830 in living costs.
$1,348
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 Jackson?
$63,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Jackson?
$1,348 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 195 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Jackson.