Elementary school teacher · Sierra Vista, AZ
Elementary school teacher in Sierra Vista: $503/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Sierra Vista at $47,980 a year. About 450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.49). The 10th percentile is $38,080 and the 90th is $73,680. Pay ranks 364th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($832/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $503 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Cruces, about 176 miles away, at $2,024 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$503
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,980
$38,080 to $73,680
Rent (1 bd)
$832
$991 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 1.49
Pay rank
364th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $47,980.
- Taxes$685
- Rent$832
- Other living costs$1,978
- Left over$503
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,980
- Federal income tax
- −$3,719
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,670
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$835
- Take-home pay
- $39,756
- Effective tax rate
- 17.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $832
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,810
Left over each month
$3,998 gross, minus $685 in tax and $2,810 in living costs.
$503
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Cruces, $2,024/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Sierra Vista?
$47,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Sierra Vista?
$503 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $832, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Las Cruces, about 176 miles away, leaves $2,024 a month, more than Sierra Vista.