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Elementary school teacher · Rome, GA

Elementary school teacher in Rome: $1,242/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Rome at $64,360 a year. About 400 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $49,110 and the 90th is $79,900. Pay ranks 139th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,242 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 192 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,242

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$64,360

$49,110 to $79,900

Rent (1 bd)

$1,010

$1,202 (2 bd)

Employment

400

Location quotient 1.01

Pay rank

139th of 377

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $64,360.

  • Taxes$1,118
  • Rent$1,010
  • Other living costs$1,993
  • Left over$1,242

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$64,360
Federal income tax
−$5,773
Social Security and Medicare
−$4,924
State income tax (GA)
−$2,717
Take-home pay
$50,946
Effective tax rate
20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,010
Groceries
$386
Getting around
$595
Healthcare
$434
Utilities and internet
$241
Everything else
$337
Total spending
$3,003

Left over each month

$5,363 gross, minus $1,118 in tax and $3,003 in living costs.

$1,242

Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.

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Questions

What does a elementary school teacher make in Rome?

$64,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Rome?

$1,242 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?

Albany, about 192 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Rome.