Elementary school teacher · Sherman, TX
Elementary school teacher in Sherman: $1,389/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Sherman at $60,030 a year. About 420 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $49,280 and the 90th is $62,270. Pay ranks 268th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($959/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,389 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 180 miles away, at $1,613 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,389
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,030
$49,280 to $62,270
Rent (1 bd)
$959
$1,142 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
268th 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 $60,030.
- Taxes$813
- Rent$959
- Other living costs$1,841
- Left over$1,389
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,030
- Federal income tax
- −$5,165
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,592
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,273
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $959
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,800
Left over each month
$5,003 gross, minus $813 in tax and $2,800 in living costs.
$1,389
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,613/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Sherman?
$60,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Sherman?
$1,389 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $959, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 180 miles away, leaves $1,613 a month, more than Sherman.