Elementary school teacher · Philadelphia, PA

Elementary school teacher take-home pay in Philadelphia: $755 left over a month

A local elementary school teacher wage of about $66,000 in Philadelphia, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$755

Local pay (annual)

$66,000

$4,193 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,541

$1,835 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a elementary school teacher.

  • Taxes$1,307
  • Rent$1,541
  • Other living costs$1,897
  • Left over$755

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$66,000
Federal income tax
−$6,134
Social Security and Medicare
−$5,049
State income tax (PA)
−$2,026
City / county wage tax
−$2,475
Take-home pay
$50,316
Effective tax rate
23.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,541
Groceries
$408
Getting around
$418
Healthcare
$459
Utilities and internet
$255
Everything else
$357
Total spending
$3,438

Left over each month

$5,500 gross, minus $1,307 in tax and $3,438 in living costs.

$755

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Questions

What is elementary school teacher take-home pay in Philadelphia?

On a local elementary school teacher wage of about $66,000, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541 is about $755 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Philadelphia tax a elementary school teacher paycheck?

Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.75%.

How does Philadelphia compare for a elementary school teacher?

Open the Philadelphia paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same elementary school teacher household.