Elementary school teacher · Lynchburg, VA
Elementary school teacher in Lynchburg: $457/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Lynchburg at $50,470 a year. About 1,080 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 $48,340 and the 90th is $72,130. Pay ranks 340th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $457 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is York, about 222 miles away, at $2,015 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$457
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,470
$48,340 to $72,130
Rent (1 bd)
$948
$1,128 (2 bd)
Employment
1,080
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
340th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $50,470.
- Taxes$836
- Rent$948
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$457
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,470
- Federal income tax
- −$4,018
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,861
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,156
- Take-home pay
- $40,435
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $948
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$4,206 gross, minus $836 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$457
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: York, $2,015/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Lynchburg?
$50,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,080 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Lynchburg?
$457 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $948, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
York, about 222 miles away, leaves $2,015 a month, more than Lynchburg.