Elementary school teacher · McAllen, TX
Elementary school teacher in McAllen: $1,686/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in McAllen at $63,110 a year. About 4,090 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.55). The 10th percentile is $51,070 and the 90th is $83,180. Pay ranks 159th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($863/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,686 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Brownsville is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,567 left over a month), and McAllen still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,686
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,110
$51,070 to $83,180
Rent (1 bd)
$863
$1,027 (2 bd)
Employment
4,090
Location quotient 1.55
Pay rank
159th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $63,110.
- Taxes$864
- Rent$863
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$1,686
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,110
- Federal income tax
- −$5,535
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,828
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,747
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $863
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $532
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,710
Left over each month
$5,259 gross, minus $864 in tax and $2,710 in living costs.
$1,686
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Brownsville, $1,567/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in McAllen?
$63,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,090 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in McAllen?
$1,686 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $863, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
McAllen leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Brownsville at $1,567 a month.