Elementary school teacher · Merced, CA
Elementary school teacher in Merced: $2,641/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Merced at $100,120 a year. About 1,560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.19). The 10th percentile is $74,520 and the 90th is $129,410. Pay ranks 20th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,641 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 92 miles away, at $2,664 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,641
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,120
$74,520 to $129,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
1,560
Location quotient 2.19
Pay rank
20th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $100,120.
- Taxes$2,220
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$2,641
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,120
- Federal income tax
- −$13,640
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,659
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,338
- Take-home pay
- $73,482
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$8,343 gross, minus $2,220 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$2,641
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $2,664/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Merced?
$100,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Merced?
$2,641 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Hanford, about 92 miles away, leaves $2,664 a month, more than Merced.