Elementary school teacher · Lubbock, TX
Elementary school teacher in Lubbock: $1,441/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Lubbock at $59,220 a year. About 1,840 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $47,480 and the 90th is $64,470. Pay ranks 286th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,441 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 123 miles away, at $1,529 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,441
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,220
$47,480 to $64,470
Rent (1 bd)
$817
$973 (2 bd)
Employment
1,840
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
286th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,220.
- Taxes$800
- Rent$817
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$1,441
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,220
- Federal income tax
- −$5,068
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,530
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,622
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $817
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,694
Left over each month
$4,935 gross, minus $800 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.
$1,441
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $1,529/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Lubbock?
$59,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,840 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Lubbock?
$1,441 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Amarillo, about 123 miles away, leaves $1,529 a month, more than Lubbock.