Elementary school teacher · Tucson, AZ
Elementary school teacher in Tucson: $345/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Tucson at $47,220 a year. About 3,530 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $40,150 and the 90th is $77,660. Pay ranks 374th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $345 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 217 miles away, at $2,902 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$345
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,220
$40,150 to $77,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
3,530
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
374th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $47,220.
- Taxes$671
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$345
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,220
- Federal income tax
- −$3,628
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,612
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$816
- Take-home pay
- $39,164
- Effective tax rate
- 17.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$3,935 gross, minus $671 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$345
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $2,902/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Tucson?
$47,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,530 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Tucson?
$345 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
El Centro, about 217 miles away, leaves $2,902 a month, more than Tucson.