Elementary school teacher · Springfield, IL
Elementary school teacher in Springfield: $1,286/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Springfield at $62,340 a year. About 1,000 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $48,270 and the 90th is $99,020. Pay ranks 176th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,286 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 115 miles away, at $1,603 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,286
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,340
$48,270 to $99,020
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
1,000
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
176th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $62,340.
- Taxes$1,097
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$1,286
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,340
- Federal income tax
- −$5,442
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,769
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,948
- Take-home pay
- $49,180
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$5,195 gross, minus $1,097 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$1,286
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $1,603/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Springfield?
$62,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,000 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Springfield?
$1,286 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Davenport, about 115 miles away, leaves $1,603 a month, more than Springfield.