Elementary school teacher · Jonesboro, AR
Elementary school teacher in Jonesboro: $1,079/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Jonesboro at $56,270 a year. About 570 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $50,630 and the 90th is $60,870. Pay ranks 322nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($837/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,079 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 67 miles away, at $1,375 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,079
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,270
$50,630 to $60,870
Rent (1 bd)
$837
$996 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
322nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $56,270.
- Taxes$917
- Rent$837
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$1,079
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,270
- Federal income tax
- −$4,714
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,305
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,982
- Take-home pay
- $45,270
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $837
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$4,689 gross, minus $917 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$1,079
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 Jonesboro?
$56,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Jonesboro?
$1,079 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $837, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Memphis, about 67 miles away, leaves $1,375 a month, more than Jonesboro.