Elementary school teacher · Utica, NY
Elementary school teacher in Utica: $1,796/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Utica at $77,010 a year. About 1,160 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $49,940 and the 90th is $98,860. Pay ranks 80th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,796 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 106 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,796
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,010
$49,940 to $98,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
1,160
Location quotient 1.10
Pay rank
80th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $77,010.
- Taxes$1,507
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$2,008
- Left over$1,796
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,010
- Federal income tax
- −$8,556
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,891
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,631
- Take-home pay
- $58,932
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,115
Left over each month
$6,418 gross, minus $1,507 in tax and $3,115 in living costs.
$1,796
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $2,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Utica?
$77,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,160 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Utica?
$1,796 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 106 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Utica.