Elementary school teacher · Sioux City, IA
Elementary school teacher in Sioux City: $1,289/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Sioux City at $62,270 a year. About 890 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $46,820 and the 90th is $78,900. Pay ranks 177th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,289 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 232 miles away, at $1,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,289
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,270
$46,820 to $78,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,296 (2 bd)
Employment
890
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
177th 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 $62,270.
- Taxes$1,001
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,810
- Left over$1,289
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,270
- Federal income tax
- −$5,434
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,764
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,811
- Take-home pay
- $50,261
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,899
Left over each month
$5,189 gross, minus $1,001 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.
$1,289
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $1,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Sioux City?
$62,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 890 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Sioux City?
$1,289 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
St. Cloud, about 232 miles away, leaves $1,933 a month, more than Sioux City.