Elementary school teacher · Saginaw, MI
Elementary school teacher in Saginaw: $1,926/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Saginaw at $73,810 a year. About 740 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $47,000 and the 90th is $90,400. Pay ranks 110th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($856/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,926 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 231 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,926
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,810
$47,000 to $90,400
Rent (1 bd)
$856
$1,019 (2 bd)
Employment
740
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
110th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $73,810.
- Taxes$1,428
- Rent$856
- Other living costs$1,941
- Left over$1,926
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,810
- Federal income tax
- −$7,852
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,646
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,899
- City / county wage tax
- −$738
- Take-home pay
- $56,674
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $856
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $573
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$6,151 gross, minus $1,428 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$1,926
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Canton, $2,322/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Saginaw?
$73,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 740 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Saginaw?
$1,926 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $856, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 231 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Saginaw.