Elementary school teacher · Spokane, WA
Elementary school teacher in Spokane: $3,389/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Spokane at $98,800 a year. About 2,340 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $61,170 and the 90th is $108,480. Pay ranks 24th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,187/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,389 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 133 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,389
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,800
$61,170 to $108,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,187
$1,413 (2 bd)
Employment
2,340
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
24th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $98,800.
- Taxes$1,742
- Rent$1,187
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$3,389
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,800
- Federal income tax
- −$13,350
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,558
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,892
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,187
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,102
Left over each month
$8,233 gross, minus $1,742 in tax and $3,102 in living costs.
$3,389
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,471/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Spokane?
$98,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,340 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Spokane?
$3,389 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,187, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 133 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Spokane.