Elementary school teacher · Provo, UT
Elementary school teacher in Provo: $955/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Provo at $62,930 a year. About 3,420 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $49,040 and the 90th is $98,020. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,303/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $955 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Logan, about 143 miles away, at $1,823 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$955
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,930
$49,040 to $98,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,303
$1,551 (2 bd)
Employment
3,420
Location quotient 1.26
Pay rank
165th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $62,930.
- Taxes$1,099
- Rent$1,303
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$955
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,930
- Federal income tax
- −$5,513
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,814
- State income tax (UT)
- −$2,863
- Take-home pay
- $49,739
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,303
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $482
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,190
Left over each month
$5,244 gross, minus $1,099 in tax and $3,190 in living costs.
$955
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 Provo?
$62,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,420 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Provo?
$955 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,303, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Logan, about 143 miles away, leaves $1,823 a month, more than Provo.