Elementary school teacher · State College, PA
Elementary school teacher in State College: $1,681/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in State College at $76,760 a year. About 540 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $58,200 and the 90th is $98,700. Pay ranks 84th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,342/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,681 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 199 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,681
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,760
$58,200 to $98,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,342
$1,598 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
84th 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 $76,760.
- Taxes$1,458
- Rent$1,342
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$1,681
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,760
- Federal income tax
- −$8,501
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,872
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,357
- City / county wage tax
- −$768
- Take-home pay
- $59,263
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,342
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,258
Left over each month
$6,397 gross, minus $1,458 in tax and $3,258 in living costs.
$1,681
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 State College?
$76,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in State College?
$1,681 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,342, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 199 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than State College.