Elementary school teacher · Killeen, TX
Elementary school teacher in Killeen: $1,613/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Killeen at $63,120 a year. About 2,280 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.70). The 10th percentile is $51,940 and the 90th is $75,050. Pay ranks 158th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,613 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Eagle Pass is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,559 left over a month), and Killeen still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,613
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,120
$51,940 to $75,050
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
2,280
Location quotient 1.70
Pay rank
158th 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 $63,120.
- Taxes$864
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,851
- Left over$1,613
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,120
- Federal income tax
- −$5,536
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,829
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,755
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $536
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,783
Left over each month
$5,260 gross, minus $864 in tax and $2,783 in living costs.
$1,613
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $1,559/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Killeen?
$63,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,280 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Killeen?
$1,613 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Killeen leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Eagle Pass at $1,559 a month.