Elementary school teacher · Olympia, WA
Elementary school teacher in Olympia: $3,184/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Olympia at $104,650 a year. About 950 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $62,890 and the 90th is $120,250. Pay ranks 1st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,552/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,184 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 212 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,184
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,650
$62,890 to $120,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,552
$1,848 (2 bd)
Employment
950
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
1st 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 $104,650.
- Taxes$1,887
- Rent$1,552
- Other living costs$2,098
- Left over$3,184
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,650
- Federal income tax
- −$14,637
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,006
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $82,007
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,552
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,650
Left over each month
$8,721 gross, minus $1,887 in tax and $3,650 in living costs.
$3,184
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,471/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Olympia?
$104,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Olympia?
$3,184 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,552, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 212 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Olympia.