Elementary school teacher · Joplin, MO
Elementary school teacher in Joplin: $603/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Joplin at $48,770 a year. About 1,100 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.41). The 10th percentile is $40,050 and the 90th is $68,690. Pay ranks 356th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $603 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hot Springs, about 189 miles away, at $1,198 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$603
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,770
$40,050 to $68,690
Rent (1 bd)
$906
$1,078 (2 bd)
Employment
1,100
Location quotient 1.41
Pay rank
356th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $48,770.
- Taxes$743
- Rent$906
- Other living costs$1,813
- Left over$603
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,770
- Federal income tax
- −$3,814
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,731
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,365
- Take-home pay
- $39,860
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $906
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,719
Left over each month
$4,064 gross, minus $743 in tax and $2,719 in living costs.
$603
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hot Springs, $1,198/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Joplin?
$48,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,100 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Joplin?
$603 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Hot Springs, about 189 miles away, leaves $1,198 a month, more than Joplin.