Elementary school teacher · Peoria, IL
Elementary school teacher in Peoria: $949/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Peoria at $57,440 a year. About 1,500 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $40,660 and the 90th is $79,530. Pay ranks 315th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($913/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $949 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 233 miles away, at $1,723 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$949
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,440
$40,660 to $79,530
Rent (1 bd)
$913
$1,087 (2 bd)
Employment
1,500
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
315th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $57,440.
- Taxes$996
- Rent$913
- Other living costs$1,928
- Left over$949
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,440
- Federal income tax
- −$4,854
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,394
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,706
- Take-home pay
- $45,486
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $913
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,841
Left over each month
$4,787 gross, minus $996 in tax and $2,841 in living costs.
$949
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $1,723/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Peoria?
$57,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,500 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Peoria?
$949 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $913, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Ames, about 233 miles away, leaves $1,723 a month, more than Peoria.