Elementary school teacher · Jacksonville, NC
Elementary school teacher in Jacksonville: $238/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Jacksonville at $48,370 a year. About 1,000 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.13). The 10th percentile is $43,830 and the 90th is $57,770. Pay ranks 359th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $238 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Roanoke, about 222 miles away, at $1,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$238
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,370
$43,830 to $57,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
1,000
Location quotient 2.13
Pay rank
359th 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 $48,370.
- Taxes$748
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$238
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,370
- Federal income tax
- −$3,766
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,700
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,514
- Take-home pay
- $39,390
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$4,031 gross, minus $748 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$238
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Roanoke, $1,039/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Jacksonville?
$48,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,000 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Jacksonville?
$238 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Roanoke, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,039 a month, more than Jacksonville.