Elementary school teacher · Richmond, VA
Elementary school teacher in Richmond: $735/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Richmond at $61,290 a year. About 5,270 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $51,180 and the 90th is $82,980. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $735 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is York, about 178 miles away, at $2,015 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$735
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,290
$51,180 to $82,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
5,270
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
207th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,290.
- Taxes$1,065
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$1,945
- Left over$735
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,290
- Federal income tax
- −$5,316
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,689
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,778
- Take-home pay
- $48,507
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,307
Left over each month
$5,108 gross, minus $1,065 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.
$735
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: York, $2,015/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Richmond?
$61,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,270 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Richmond?
$735 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
York, about 178 miles away, leaves $2,015 a month, more than Richmond.