Elementary school teacher · Longview, WA
Elementary school teacher in Longview: $2,060/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Longview at $79,910 a year. About 440 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $61,670 and the 90th is $103,970. Pay ranks 47th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,100/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,060 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 201 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,060
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,910
$61,670 to $103,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,100
$1,309 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
47th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $79,910.
- Taxes$1,276
- Rent$1,100
- Other living costs$2,224
- Left over$2,060
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,910
- Federal income tax
- −$9,194
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,113
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $64,603
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,100
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $667
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,324
Left over each month
$6,659 gross, minus $1,276 in tax and $3,324 in living costs.
$2,060
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 Longview?
$79,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Longview?
$2,060 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,100, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 201 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Longview.