Elementary school teacher · Seattle, WA
Elementary school teacher in Seattle: $2,881/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Seattle at $102,920 a year. About 14,560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $67,550 and the 90th is $131,990. Pay ranks 4th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,881 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 179 miles away, at $3,507 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,881
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,920
$67,550 to $131,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
14,560
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
4th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $102,920.
- Taxes$1,807
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$2,881
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,920
- Federal income tax
- −$13,812
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,873
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,234
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$2,881 left/mo
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,507/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Seattle?
$102,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 14,560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Seattle?
$2,881 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 179 miles away, leaves $3,507 a month, more than Seattle.