Elementary school teacher · Springfield, OH
Elementary school teacher in Springfield: $2,226/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Springfield at $77,320 a year. About 580 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $46,590 and the 90th is $93,050. Pay ranks 77th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($829/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,226 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 144 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,226
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,320
$46,590 to $93,050
Rent (1 bd)
$829
$987 (2 bd)
Employment
580
Location quotient 1.42
Pay rank
77th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $77,320.
- Taxes$1,458
- Rent$829
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$2,226
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,320
- Federal income tax
- −$8,624
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,915
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,410
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,546
- Take-home pay
- $59,824
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $829
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$6,443 gross, minus $1,458 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$2,226
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Canton, $2,322/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Springfield?
$77,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 580 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Springfield?
$2,226 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $829, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 144 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Springfield.