Elementary school teacher · Pocatello, ID
Elementary school teacher in Pocatello: $1,198/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Pocatello at $60,840 a year. About 270 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $45,930 and the 90th is $75,420. Pay ranks 232nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($875/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,198 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Logan, about 60 miles away, at $1,823 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,198
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,840
$45,930 to $75,420
Rent (1 bd)
$875
$1,042 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
232nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,840.
- Taxes$1,046
- Rent$875
- Other living costs$1,951
- Left over$1,198
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,840
- Federal income tax
- −$5,262
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,654
- State income tax (ID)
- −$2,633
- Take-home pay
- $48,290
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $875
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,826
Left over each month
$5,070 gross, minus $1,046 in tax and $2,826 in living costs.
$1,198
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Logan, $1,823/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Pocatello?
$60,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Pocatello?
$1,198 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $875, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Logan, about 60 miles away, leaves $1,823 a month, more than Pocatello.