Elementary school teacher · Johnstown, PA
Elementary school teacher in Johnstown: $1,872/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Johnstown at $71,300 a year. About 600 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.40). The 10th percentile is $49,860 and the 90th is $80,170. Pay ranks 121st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($722/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,872 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 135 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,872
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$71,300
$49,860 to $80,170
Rent (1 bd)
$722
$859 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 1.40
Pay rank
121st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $71,300.
- Taxes$1,305
- Rent$722
- Other living costs$2,043
- Left over$1,872
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $71,300
- Federal income tax
- −$7,300
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,454
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,189
- City / county wage tax
- −$713
- Take-home pay
- $55,644
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $722
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,765
Left over each month
$5,942 gross, minus $1,305 in tax and $2,765 in living costs.
$1,872
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 Johnstown?
$71,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Johnstown?
$1,872 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $722, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 135 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Johnstown.