Elementary school teacher · Pittsfield, MA
Elementary school teacher in Pittsfield: $1,724/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Pittsfield at $78,910 a year. About 530 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $52,010 and the 90th is $97,070. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,312/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,724 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 61 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,724
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,910
$52,010 to $97,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,312
$1,562 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
62nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $78,910.
- Taxes$1,561
- Rent$1,312
- Other living costs$1,978
- Left over$1,724
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,910
- Federal income tax
- −$8,974
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,037
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,726
- Take-home pay
- $60,174
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,312
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,290
Left over each month
$6,576 gross, minus $1,561 in tax and $3,290 in living costs.
$1,724
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Pittsfield?
$78,910 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 Pittsfield?
$1,724 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,312, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 61 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Pittsfield.