Elementary school teacher · Portland, ME
Elementary school teacher in Portland: $1,007/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Portland at $76,770 a year. About 2,830 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $48,600 and the 90th is $95,590. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,007 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 228 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,007
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,770
$48,600 to $95,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
2,830
Location quotient 1.10
Pay rank
83rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $76,770.
- Taxes$1,527
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$1,007
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,770
- Federal income tax
- −$8,503
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,873
- State income tax (ME)
- −$3,942
- Take-home pay
- $58,452
- Effective tax rate
- 23.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$6,398 gross, minus $1,527 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
$1,007
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 Portland?
$76,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,830 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Portland?
$1,007 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 228 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Portland.