Elementary school teacher · St. Joseph, MO
Elementary school teacher in St. Joseph: $776/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in St. Joseph at $49,140 a year. About 770 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.59). The 10th percentile is $39,010 and the 90th is $74,350. Pay ranks 353rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $776 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 162 miles away, at $1,723 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$776
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,140
$39,010 to $74,350
Rent (1 bd)
$754
$898 (2 bd)
Employment
770
Location quotient 1.59
Pay rank
353rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $49,140.
- Taxes$750
- Rent$754
- Other living costs$1,815
- Left over$776
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,140
- Federal income tax
- −$3,858
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,759
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,383
- Take-home pay
- $40,140
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $754
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,569
Left over each month
$4,095 gross, minus $750 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.
$776
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $1,723/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in St. Joseph?
$49,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in St. Joseph?
$776 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Ames, about 162 miles away, leaves $1,723 a month, more than St. Joseph.