Elementary school teacher · Pensacola, FL
Elementary school teacher in Pensacola: $278/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Pensacola at $50,360 a year. About 2,760 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.63). The 10th percentile is $50,250 and the 90th is $60,530. Pay ranks 342nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,337/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $278 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 194 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$278
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,360
$50,250 to $60,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,337
$1,592 (2 bd)
Employment
2,760
Location quotient 1.63
Pay rank
342nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $50,360.
- Taxes$655
- Rent$1,337
- Other living costs$1,927
- Left over$278
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,360
- Federal income tax
- −$4,005
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,853
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $42,503
- Effective tax rate
- 15.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,337
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,264
Left over each month
$4,197 gross, minus $655 in tax and $3,264 in living costs.
$278
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 Pensacola?
$50,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,760 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Pensacola?
$278 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,337, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 194 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Pensacola.