Elementary school teacher · Rochester, MN
Elementary school teacher in Rochester: $1,766/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Rochester at $75,770 a year. About 910 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $48,700 and the 90th is $81,680. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,766 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 155 miles away, at $1,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,766
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,770
$48,700 to $81,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
910
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
98th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $75,770.
- Taxes$1,481
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$1,766
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,770
- Federal income tax
- −$8,283
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,796
- State income tax (MN)
- −$3,689
- Take-home pay
- $58,001
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$6,314 gross, minus $1,481 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$1,766
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $1,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Rochester?
$75,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 910 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Rochester?
$1,766 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
St. Cloud, about 155 miles away, leaves $1,933 a month, more than Rochester.