Elementary school teacher · Pinehurst, NC
Elementary school teacher in Pinehurst: $210/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Pinehurst at $50,540 a year. About 530 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $45,330 and the 90th is $58,450. Pay ranks 339th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,280/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $210 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Athens, about 232 miles away, at $1,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$210
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,540
$45,330 to $58,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,280
$1,524 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
339th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $50,540.
- Taxes$792
- Rent$1,280
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$210
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,540
- Federal income tax
- −$4,026
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,866
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,606
- Take-home pay
- $41,041
- Effective tax rate
- 18.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,280
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,210
Left over each month
$4,212 gross, minus $792 in tax and $3,210 in living costs.
$210
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Athens, $1,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Pinehurst?
$50,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Pinehurst?
$210 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,280, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Athens, about 232 miles away, leaves $1,689 a month, more than Pinehurst.