Elementary school teacher · Pueblo, CO
Elementary school teacher in Pueblo: $1,156/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Pueblo at $62,000 a year. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $47,940 and the 90th is $79,820. Pay ranks 182nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,156 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Farmington, about 240 miles away, at $2,116 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,156
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,000
$47,940 to $79,820
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,165 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
182nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $62,000.
- Taxes$1,019
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$1,156
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,000
- Federal income tax
- −$5,402
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,743
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,086
- Take-home pay
- $49,770
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$5,167 gross, minus $1,019 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$1,156
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $2,116/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Pueblo?
$62,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Pueblo?
$1,156 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Farmington, about 240 miles away, leaves $2,116 a month, more than Pueblo.