Elementary school teacher · Louisville, KY

Elementary school teacher in Louisville: $1,062/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Louisville at $61,610 a year. About 5,510 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $47,230 and the 90th is $92,760. Pay ranks 193rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,062 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dayton, about 139 miles away, at $2,235 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,062

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,610

$47,230 to $92,760

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,247 (2 bd)

Employment

5,510

Location quotient 0.90

Pay rank

193rd of 377

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,610.

Taxes$1,146
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,879
Left over$1,062

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,610
Federal income tax: −$5,355
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,713
State income tax (KY): −$2,334
City / county wage tax: −$1,355
Take-home pay: $47,853
Effective tax rate: 22.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $545
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,926

Left over each month

$5,134 gross, minus $1,146 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.

$1,062

Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dayton, $2,235/mo.

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Questions

What does a elementary school teacher make in Louisville?

$61,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,510 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Louisville?

$1,062 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?

Dayton, about 139 miles away, leaves $2,235 a month, more than Louisville.