Elementary school teacher · Odessa, TX
Elementary school teacher in Odessa: $1,327/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Odessa at $63,020 a year. About 820 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $63,020 and the 90th is $73,920. Pay ranks 162nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,327 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Paso, about 177 miles away, at $1,614 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,327
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,020
$63,020 to $73,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,178
$1,402 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 1.13
Pay rank
162nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $63,020.
- Taxes$862
- Rent$1,178
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$1,327
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,020
- Federal income tax
- −$5,524
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,821
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,675
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,178
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,063
Left over each month
$5,252 gross, minus $862 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.
$1,327
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Paso, $1,614/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Odessa?
$63,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Odessa?
$1,327 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
El Paso, about 177 miles away, leaves $1,614 a month, more than Odessa.