Elementary school teacher · Modesto, CA
Elementary school teacher in Modesto: $2,497/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Modesto at $101,640 a year. About 2,450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.40). The 10th percentile is $64,670 and the 90th is $128,290. Pay ranks 9th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,497 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 122 miles away, at $2,664 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,497
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,640
$64,670 to $128,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,463
$1,742 (2 bd)
Employment
2,450
Location quotient 1.40
Pay rank
9th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $101,640.
- Taxes$2,269
- Rent$1,463
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$2,497
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,640
- Federal income tax
- −$13,975
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,775
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,480
- Take-home pay
- $74,410
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,463
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $670
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,704
Left over each month
$8,470 gross, minus $2,269 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.
$2,497
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 Modesto?
$101,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Modesto?
$2,497 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Hanford, about 122 miles away, leaves $2,664 a month, more than Modesto.