Elementary school teacher · Lakeland, FL
Elementary school teacher in Lakeland: $248/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Lakeland at $50,420 a year. About 3,280 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $50,130 and the 90th is $57,500. Pay ranks 341st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,333/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $248 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Brunswick, about 232 miles away, at $1,660 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$248
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,420
$50,130 to $57,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,333
$1,587 (2 bd)
Employment
3,280
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
341st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $50,420.
- Taxes$656
- Rent$1,333
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$248
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,420
- Federal income tax
- −$4,012
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,857
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $42,551
- Effective tax rate
- 15.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,333
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,298
Left over each month
$4,202 gross, minus $656 in tax and $3,298 in living costs.
$248
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Brunswick, $1,660/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Lakeland?
$50,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,280 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Lakeland?
$248 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,333, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Brunswick, about 232 miles away, leaves $1,660 a month, more than Lakeland.