Elementary school teacher · Morgantown, WV
Elementary school teacher in Morgantown: $649/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Morgantown at $51,380 a year. About 250 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $40,250 and the 90th is $60,960. Pay ranks 337th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($869/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $649 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 113 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$649
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,380
$40,250 to $60,960
Rent (1 bd)
$869
$1,035 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.42
Pay rank
337th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $51,380.
- Taxes$811
- Rent$869
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$649
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,380
- Federal income tax
- −$4,127
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,931
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,671
- Take-home pay
- $41,652
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $869
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,822
Left over each month
$4,282 gross, minus $811 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$649
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 Morgantown?
$51,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Morgantown?
$649 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 113 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Morgantown.