Elementary school teacher · Texarkana, TX
Elementary school teacher in Texarkana: $782/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Texarkana at $50,270 a year. About 720 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $46,310 and the 90th is $61,630. Pay ranks 345th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($877/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $782 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 77 miles away, at $1,484 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$782
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,270
$46,310 to $61,630
Rent (1 bd)
$877
$1,044 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
345th 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 $50,270.
- Taxes$653
- Rent$877
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$782
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,270
- Federal income tax
- −$3,994
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,846
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $42,430
- Effective tax rate
- 15.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $877
- Groceries
- $361
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $406
- Utilities and internet
- $226
- Everything else
- $316
- Total spending
- $2,754
Left over each month
$4,189 gross, minus $653 in tax and $2,754 in living costs.
$782
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $1,484/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Texarkana?
$50,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Texarkana?
$782 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $877, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Longview, about 77 miles away, leaves $1,484 a month, more than Texarkana.