Elementary school teacher · Springfield, MO
Elementary school teacher in Springfield: $709/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Springfield at $49,380 a year. About 2,400 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $40,280 and the 90th is $71,910. Pay ranks 351st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $709 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 248 miles away, at $1,375 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$709
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,380
$40,280 to $71,910
Rent (1 bd)
$865
$1,030 (2 bd)
Employment
2,400
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
351st 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 $49,380.
- Taxes$755
- Rent$865
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$709
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,380
- Federal income tax
- −$3,887
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,778
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,394
- Take-home pay
- $40,321
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $865
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,651
Left over each month
$4,115 gross, minus $755 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.
$709
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $1,375/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Springfield?
$49,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,400 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Springfield?
$709 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Memphis, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,375 a month, more than Springfield.