Elementary school teacher · Paducah, KY
Elementary school teacher in Paducah: $1,276/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Paducah at $62,030 a year. About 360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $45,700 and the 90th is $71,160. Pay ranks 180th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,276 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 235 miles away, at $1,529 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,276
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,030
$45,700 to $71,160
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
180th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $62,030.
- Taxes$1,119
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$1,276
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,030
- Federal income tax
- −$5,405
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,745
- State income tax (KY)
- −$2,350
- City / county wage tax
- −$930
- Take-home pay
- $48,599
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$5,169 gross, minus $1,119 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$1,276
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $1,529/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Paducah?
$62,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Paducah?
$1,276 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $821, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Bloomington, about 235 miles away, leaves $1,529 a month, more than Paducah.