Elementary school teacher · Monroe, MI
Elementary school teacher in Monroe: $1,244/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Monroe at $63,030 a year. About 560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.54). The 10th percentile is $47,010 and the 90th is $91,460. Pay ranks 161st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,244 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 142 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,244
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,030
$47,010 to $91,460
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 1.54
Pay rank
161st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $63,030.
- Taxes$1,118
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,950
- Left over$1,244
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,030
- Federal income tax
- −$5,525
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,822
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,441
- City / county wage tax
- −$630
- Take-home pay
- $49,612
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $940
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,890
Left over each month
$5,253 gross, minus $1,118 in tax and $2,890 in living costs.
$1,244
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Canton, $2,322/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Monroe?
$63,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Monroe?
$1,244 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 142 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Monroe.