Elementary school teacher · Tallahassee, FL
Elementary school teacher in Tallahassee: $777/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Tallahassee at $55,020 a year. About 1,490 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $46,550 and the 90th is $72,140. Pay ranks 325th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,131/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $777 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 90 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$777
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$55,020
$46,550 to $72,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,131
$1,347 (2 bd)
Employment
1,490
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
325th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $55,020.
- Taxes$731
- Rent$1,131
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$777
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,020
- Federal income tax
- −$4,564
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,209
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $46,247
- Effective tax rate
- 15.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,131
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$4,585 gross, minus $731 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$777
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Tallahassee?
$55,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,490 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Tallahassee?
$777 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,131, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 90 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Tallahassee.