Elementary school teacher · Los Angeles, CA
Elementary school teacher in Los Angeles: $1,575/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Los Angeles at $101,860 a year. About 44,790 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $62,250 and the 90th is $129,130. Pay ranks 7th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,273/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,575 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 179 miles away, at $2,940 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,575
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,860
$62,250 to $129,130
Rent (1 bd)
$2,273
$2,706 (2 bd)
Employment
44,790
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
7th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $101,860.
- Taxes$2,239
- Rent$2,273
- Other$2,401
- Left$1,575
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,860
- Federal income tax
- −$13,579
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,792
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,500
- Take-home pay
- $74,988
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,273
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,674
After tax and rent
$1,575 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 Los Angeles?
$101,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 44,790 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Los Angeles?
$1,575 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,273, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
El Centro, about 179 miles away, leaves $2,940 a month, more than Los Angeles.