Elementary school teacher · Minot, ND
Elementary school teacher in Minot: $1,461/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Minot at $61,350 a year. About 400 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $48,940 and the 90th is $81,320. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,461 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, at $1,568 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,461
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,350
$48,940 to $81,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
203rd 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 $61,350.
- Taxes$835
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,807
- Left over$1,461
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,350
- Federal income tax
- −$5,324
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,693
- State income tax (ND)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,333
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,817
Left over each month
$5,113 gross, minus $835 in tax and $2,817 in living costs.
$1,461
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $1,568/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Minot?
$61,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Minot?
$1,461 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,568 a month, more than Minot.