Elementary school teacher · Las Vegas, NV
Elementary school teacher in Las Vegas: $1,228/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Las Vegas at $65,040 a year. About 6,660 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $52,800 and the 90th is $82,670. Pay ranks 132nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,267/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,228 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 220 miles away, at $2,940 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,228
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,040
$52,800 to $82,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,267
$1,508 (2 bd)
Employment
6,660
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
132nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $65,040.
- Taxes$883
- Rent$1,267
- Other$2,042
- Left$1,228
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,040
- Federal income tax
- −$5,625
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,976
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $54,440
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,267
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $592
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,309
After tax and rent
$1,228 left/mo
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $2,940/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Las Vegas?
$65,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,660 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Las Vegas?
$1,228 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,267, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
El Centro, about 220 miles away, leaves $2,940 a month, more than Las Vegas.