Elementary school teacher · Port St. Lucie, FL
Elementary school teacher in Port St. Lucie: $54/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Port St. Lucie at $53,610 a year. About 1,730 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $49,900 and the 90th is $62,860. Pay ranks 328th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,744/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $54 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 144 miles away, at $1,090 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$54
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$53,610
$49,900 to $62,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,744
$2,076 (2 bd)
Employment
1,730
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
328th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $53,610.
- Taxes$708
- Rent$1,744
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$54
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $53,610
- Federal income tax
- −$4,395
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,101
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $45,114
- Effective tax rate
- 15.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,744
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,706
Left over each month
$4,468 gross, minus $708 in tax and $3,706 in living costs.
$54
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $1,090/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Port St. Lucie?
$53,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,730 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Port St. Lucie?
$54 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,744, and pay covers 2.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Wildwood, about 144 miles away, leaves $1,090 a month, more than Port St. Lucie.