Elementary school teacher · Panama City, FL
Elementary school teacher in Panama City: $779/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Panama City at $58,640 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 1.02). The 10th percentile is $47,420 and the 90th is $74,150. Pay ranks 296th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,328/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $779 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 131 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$779
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,640
$47,420 to $74,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,328
$1,581 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
296th 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 $58,640.
- Taxes$790
- Rent$1,328
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$779
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,640
- Federal income tax
- −$4,998
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,486
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,156
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,328
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,317
Left over each month
$4,887 gross, minus $790 in tax and $3,317 in living costs.
$779
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Panama City?
$58,640 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 Panama City?
$779 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,328, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 131 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Panama City.