Elementary school teacher · Palm Bay, FL
Elementary school teacher in Palm Bay: $1,013/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Palm Bay at $62,510 a year. About 2,310 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $49,410 and the 90th is $77,380. Pay ranks 171st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,013 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Brunswick, about 214 miles away, at $1,660 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,013
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,510
$49,410 to $77,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,665 (2 bd)
Employment
2,310
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
171st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $62,510.
- Taxes$854
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$1,013
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,510
- Federal income tax
- −$5,463
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,782
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,265
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$5,209 gross, minus $854 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$1,013
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Brunswick, $1,660/mo.
Elementary school teacher leftover by city →Best cities for elementary teachers to move to →Elementary school teacher nearby
Other jobs in Palm Bay
Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Palm Bay?
$62,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,310 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Palm Bay?
$1,013 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Brunswick, about 214 miles away, leaves $1,660 a month, more than Palm Bay.