Elementary school teacher · Kingston, NY
Elementary school teacher in Kingston: $2,555/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Kingston at $97,920 a year. About 710 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $60,430 and the 90th is $125,740. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,541/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,555 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Barnstable Town is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,255 left over a month), and Kingston still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,555
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,920
$60,430 to $125,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,541
$1,834 (2 bd)
Employment
710
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
31st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $97,920.
- Taxes$2,123
- Rent$1,541
- Other living costs$1,941
- Left over$2,555
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,920
- Federal income tax
- −$13,156
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,491
- State income tax (NY)
- −$4,827
- Take-home pay
- $72,446
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,541
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,482
Left over each month
$8,160 gross, minus $2,123 in tax and $3,482 in living costs.
$2,555
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Barnstable Town, $2,255/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Kingston?
$97,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Kingston?
$2,555 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,541, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Barnstable Town at $2,255 a month.