Elementary school teacher · St. George, UT
Elementary school teacher in St. George: $1,331/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in St. George at $72,100 a year. About 650 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $49,360 and the 90th is $96,080. Pay ranks 119th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,375/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,331 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Riverside, about 240 miles away, at $1,921 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,331
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,100
$49,360 to $96,080
Rent (1 bd)
$1,375
$1,637 (2 bd)
Employment
650
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
119th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $72,100.
- Taxes$1,356
- Rent$1,375
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$1,331
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,100
- Federal income tax
- −$7,476
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,516
- State income tax (UT)
- −$3,281
- Take-home pay
- $55,828
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,375
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$6,008 gross, minus $1,356 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$1,331
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Riverside, $1,921/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in St. George?
$72,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in St. George?
$1,331 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,375, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Riverside, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,921 a month, more than St. George.