Elementary school teacher · Midland, TX
Elementary school teacher in Midland: $1,151/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Midland at $61,350 a year. About 380 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.35). The 10th percentile is $29,840 and the 90th is $95,880. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,254/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,151 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Paso, about 211 miles away, at $1,627 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,151
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,350
$29,840 to $95,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,254
$1,493 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 0.35
Pay rank
203rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,350.
- Taxes$823
- Rent$1,254
- Other$1,885
- Left$1,151
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,350
- Federal income tax
- −$5,182
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,693
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,475
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,254
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$1,151 left/mo
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Paso, $1,627/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Midland?
$61,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Midland?
$1,151 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,254, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
El Paso, about 211 miles away, leaves $1,627 a month, more than Midland.