Elementary school teacher · Lewiston, ID
Elementary school teacher in Lewiston: $1,245/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Lewiston at $64,600 a year. About 230 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $48,810 and the 90th is $105,120. Pay ranks 136th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,245 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 74 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,245
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,600
$48,810 to $105,120
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
136th 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 $64,600.
- Taxes$1,135
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$1,245
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,600
- Federal income tax
- −$5,826
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,942
- State income tax (ID)
- −$2,848
- Take-home pay
- $50,985
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$5,383 gross, minus $1,135 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$1,245
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,471/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Lewiston?
$64,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Lewiston?
$1,245 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 74 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Lewiston.