Elementary school teacher · Jacksonville, FL
Elementary school teacher in Jacksonville: $1,065/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Jacksonville at $61,080 a year. About 6,220 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $48,680 and the 90th is $79,160. Pay ranks 220th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,278/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,065 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 170 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,065
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,080
$48,680 to $79,160
Rent (1 bd)
$1,278
$1,522 (2 bd)
Employment
6,220
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
220th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,080.
- Taxes$830
- Rent$1,278
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$1,065
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,080
- Federal income tax
- −$5,291
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,673
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,116
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,278
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $515
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,195
Left over each month
$5,090 gross, minus $830 in tax and $3,195 in living costs.
$1,065
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Jacksonville?
$61,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,220 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Jacksonville?
$1,065 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,278, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 170 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Jacksonville.