Elementary school teacher · Macon, GA
Elementary school teacher in Macon: $1,081/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Macon at $61,510 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 1.27). The 10th percentile is $46,300 and the 90th is $76,170. Pay ranks 195th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,081 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 87 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,081
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,510
$46,300 to $76,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
1,080
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
195th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,510.
- Taxes$1,051
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,983
- Left over$1,081
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,510
- Federal income tax
- −$5,343
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,706
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,570
- Take-home pay
- $48,892
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $585
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,993
Left over each month
$5,126 gross, minus $1,051 in tax and $2,993 in living costs.
$1,081
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Macon?
$61,510 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 Macon?
$1,081 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 87 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Macon.