Elementary school teacher · Springfield, MA
Elementary school teacher in Springfield: $1,495/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Springfield at $79,640 a year. About 2,340 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.31). The 10th percentile is $58,240 and the 90th is $96,360. Pay ranks 55th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,528/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,495 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 85 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,495
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,640
$58,240 to $96,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,528
$1,819 (2 bd)
Employment
2,340
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
55th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $79,640.
- Taxes$1,582
- Rent$1,528
- Other living costs$2,031
- Left over$1,495
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,640
- Federal income tax
- −$9,135
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,092
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,762
- Take-home pay
- $60,651
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,528
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,559
Left over each month
$6,637 gross, minus $1,582 in tax and $3,559 in living costs.
$1,495
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Springfield?
$79,640 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 Springfield?
$1,495 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,528, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 85 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Springfield.