Elementary school teacher · Sacramento, CA
Elementary school teacher in Sacramento: $2,527/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Sacramento at $103,390 a year. About 10,480 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $60,980 and the 90th is $117,100. Pay ranks 2nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,527 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 199 miles away, at $2,701 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,527
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,390
$60,980 to $117,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
10,480
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
2nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $103,390.
- Taxes$2,289
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$2,527
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,390
- Federal income tax
- −$13,916
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,909
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,642
- Take-home pay
- $75,922
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$2,527 left/mo
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $2,701/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Sacramento?
$103,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,480 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Sacramento?
$2,527 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Hanford, about 199 miles away, leaves $2,701 a month, more than Sacramento.