Elementary school teacher · Missoula, MT
Elementary school teacher in Missoula: $779/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Missoula at $58,240 a year. About 490 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $38,170 and the 90th is $84,030. Pay ranks 302nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $779 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$779
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,240
$38,170 to $84,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
490
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
302nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $58,240.
- Taxes$977
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$779
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,240
- Federal income tax
- −$4,950
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,455
- State income tax (MT)
- −$2,322
- Take-home pay
- $46,513
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$4,853 gross, minus $977 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$779
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,471/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Missoula?
$58,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Missoula?
$779 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Missoula.