Elementary school teacher · Rochester, NY
Elementary school teacher in Rochester: $1,057/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Rochester at $62,840 a year. About 5,100 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $48,110 and the 90th is $92,670. Pay ranks 167th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,057 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 188 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,057
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,840
$48,110 to $92,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
5,100
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
167th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $62,840.
- Taxes$1,097
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$1,057
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,840
- Federal income tax
- −$5,502
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,807
- State income tax (NY)
- −$2,851
- Take-home pay
- $49,679
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,083
Left over each month
$5,237 gross, minus $1,097 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.
$1,057
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Rochester?
$62,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,100 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Rochester?
$1,057 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 188 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Rochester.