Elementary school teacher · Reno, NV
Elementary school teacher in Reno: $790/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Reno at $62,430 a year. About 1,890 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $49,450 and the 90th is $92,760. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,556/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $790 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Merced, about 220 miles away, at $2,678 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$790
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,430
$49,450 to $92,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,556
$1,852 (2 bd)
Employment
1,890
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
172nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $62,430.
- Taxes$841
- Rent$1,556
- Other$2,016
- Left$790
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,430
- Federal income tax
- −$5,312
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,776
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,343
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,556
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,572
After tax and rent
$790 left/mo
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Merced, $2,678/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Reno?
$62,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,890 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Reno?
$790 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,556, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Merced, about 220 miles away, leaves $2,678 a month, more than Reno.