Elementary school teacher · Tyler, TX
Elementary school teacher in Tyler: $1,312/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Tyler at $60,120 a year. About 920 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 $47,190 and the 90th is $63,710. Pay ranks 264th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,024/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,312 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 169 miles away, at $1,613 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,312
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,120
$47,190 to $63,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,024
$1,219 (2 bd)
Employment
920
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
264th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,120.
- Taxes$815
- Rent$1,024
- Other living costs$1,859
- Left over$1,312
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,120
- Federal income tax
- −$5,176
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,599
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,345
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,024
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$5,010 gross, minus $815 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$1,312
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,613/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Tyler?
$60,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 920 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Tyler?
$1,312 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,024, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 169 miles away, leaves $1,613 a month, more than Tyler.