Elementary school teacher · Jackson, MS
Elementary school teacher in Jackson: $212/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Jackson at $50,240 a year. About 2,430 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $39,560 and the 90th is $60,860. Pay ranks 346th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $212 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 179 miles away, at $1,375 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$212
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,240
$39,560 to $60,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
2,430
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
346th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $50,240.
- Taxes$829
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$212
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,240
- Federal income tax
- −$3,990
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,843
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,109
- Take-home pay
- $40,297
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,146
Left over each month
$4,187 gross, minus $829 in tax and $3,146 in living costs.
$212
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $1,375/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Jackson?
$50,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,430 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Jackson?
$212 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Memphis, about 179 miles away, leaves $1,375 a month, more than Jackson.