Elementary school teacher · Little Rock, AR
Elementary school teacher in Little Rock: $1,179/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Little Rock at $58,580 a year. About 3,210 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $49,380 and the 90th is $72,210. Pay ranks 299th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,179 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 208 miles away, at $1,484 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,179
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,580
$49,380 to $72,210
Rent (1 bd)
$906
$1,079 (2 bd)
Employment
3,210
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
299th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $58,580.
- Taxes$962
- Rent$906
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$1,179
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,580
- Federal income tax
- −$4,991
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,481
- State income tax (AR)
- −$2,072
- Take-home pay
- $47,036
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $906
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $540
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,741
Left over each month
$4,882 gross, minus $962 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.
$1,179
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $1,484/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Little Rock?
$58,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,210 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Little Rock?
$1,179 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Longview, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,484 a month, more than Little Rock.