Elementary school teacher · Redding, CA
Elementary school teacher in Redding: $1,971/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Redding at $83,780 a year. About 1,110 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.74). The 10th percentile is $59,650 and the 90th is $120,740. Pay ranks 40th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,105/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,971 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yuba City, about 114 miles away, at $2,563 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,971
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,780
$59,650 to $120,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,105
$1,315 (2 bd)
Employment
1,110
Location quotient 1.74
Pay rank
40th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $83,780.
- Taxes$1,689
- Rent$1,105
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$1,971
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,780
- Federal income tax
- −$10,046
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,409
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,819
- Take-home pay
- $63,507
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,105
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$6,982 gross, minus $1,689 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$1,971
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuba City, $2,563/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Redding?
$83,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,110 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Redding?
$1,971 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,105, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Yuba City, about 114 miles away, leaves $2,563 a month, more than Redding.