Elementary school teacher · Muncie, IN
Elementary school teacher in Muncie: $1,185/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Muncie at $58,610 a year. About 340 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $46,630 and the 90th is $73,010. Pay ranks 298th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($749/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,185 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 220 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,185
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,610
$46,630 to $73,010
Rent (1 bd)
$749
$892 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
298th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $58,610.
- Taxes$1,007
- Rent$749
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$1,185
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,610
- Federal income tax
- −$4,995
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,484
- State income tax (IN)
- −$1,728
- City / county wage tax
- −$879
- Take-home pay
- $46,524
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $749
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,692
Left over each month
$4,884 gross, minus $1,007 in tax and $2,692 in living costs.
$1,185
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 Muncie?
$58,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Muncie?
$1,185 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $749, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 220 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Muncie.