Elementary school teacher · Laredo, TX
Elementary school teacher in Laredo: $1,489/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Laredo at $61,310 a year. About 1,710 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.76). The 10th percentile is $50,420 and the 90th is $71,500. Pay ranks 206th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($901/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,489 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is McAllen, about 117 miles away, at $1,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,489
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,310
$50,420 to $71,500
Rent (1 bd)
$901
$1,073 (2 bd)
Employment
1,710
Location quotient 1.76
Pay rank
206th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,310.
- Taxes$834
- Rent$901
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$1,489
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,310
- Federal income tax
- −$5,319
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,690
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,301
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $901
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,786
Left over each month
$5,109 gross, minus $834 in tax and $2,786 in living costs.
$1,489
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: McAllen, $1,686/mo.
Elementary school teacher leftover by city →Best cities for elementary teachers to move to →Elementary school teacher nearby
Other jobs in Laredo
Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Laredo?
$61,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,710 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Laredo?
$1,489 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $901, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
McAllen, about 117 miles away, leaves $1,686 a month, more than Laredo.