Elementary school teacher · Stockton, CA
Elementary school teacher in Stockton: $2,095/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Stockton at $97,400 a year. About 3,380 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.31). The 10th percentile is $62,550 and the 90th is $119,060. Pay ranks 33rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,674/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,095 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 152 miles away, at $2,664 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,095
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,400
$62,550 to $119,060
Rent (1 bd)
$1,674
$1,993 (2 bd)
Employment
3,380
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
33rd 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 $97,400.
- Taxes$2,132
- Rent$1,674
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$2,095
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,400
- Federal income tax
- −$13,042
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,451
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,085
- Take-home pay
- $71,822
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,674
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,890
Left over each month
$8,117 gross, minus $2,132 in tax and $3,890 in living costs.
$2,095
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $2,664/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Stockton?
$97,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,380 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Stockton?
$2,095 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,674, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Hanford, about 152 miles away, leaves $2,664 a month, more than Stockton.