Elementary school teacher · Lake Havasu City, AZ
Elementary school teacher in Lake Havasu City: $175/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Lake Havasu City at $46,460 a year. About 520 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $38,640 and the 90th is $59,000. Pay ranks 377th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,039/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $175 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 206 miles away, at $2,902 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$175
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,460
$38,640 to $59,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,039
$1,237 (2 bd)
Employment
520
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
377th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $46,460.
- Taxes$657
- Rent$1,039
- Other living costs$2,000
- Left over$175
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,460
- Federal income tax
- −$3,537
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,554
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$797
- Take-home pay
- $38,573
- Effective tax rate
- 17.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,039
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $585
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,039
Left over each month
$3,872 gross, minus $657 in tax and $3,039 in living costs.
$175
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $2,902/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Lake Havasu City?
$46,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Lake Havasu City?
$175 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,039, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
El Centro, about 206 miles away, leaves $2,902 a month, more than Lake Havasu City.