Elementary school teacher · Pittsburgh, PA

Elementary school teacher take-home pay in Pittsburgh: $924 left over a month

A local elementary school teacher wage of about $61,000 in Pittsburgh, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$924

Local pay (annual)

$61,000

$3,946 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,191

$1,418 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

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

  • Taxes$1,138
  • Rent$1,191
  • Other living costs$1,831
  • Left over$924

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$61,000
Federal income tax
−$5,282
Social Security and Medicare
−$4,667
State income tax (PA)
−$1,873
City / county wage tax
−$1,830
Take-home pay
$47,349
Effective tax rate
22.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,191
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$497
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$3,022

Left over each month

$5,083 gross, minus $1,138 in tax and $3,022 in living costs.

$924

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Questions

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

On a local elementary school teacher wage of about $61,000, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191 is about $924 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Pittsburgh tax a elementary school teacher paycheck?

Pittsburgh is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.00%.

How does Pittsburgh compare for a elementary school teacher?

Open the Pittsburgh 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.