Elementary school teacher · Valdosta, GA
Elementary school teacher in Valdosta: $1,143/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Valdosta at $63,480 a year. About 570 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $47,210 and the 90th is $99,330. Pay ranks 151st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,051/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,143 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 76 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,143
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,480
$47,210 to $99,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,051
$1,251 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
151st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $63,480.
- Taxes$1,092
- Rent$1,051
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$1,143
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,480
- Federal income tax
- −$5,580
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,856
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,672
- Take-home pay
- $50,372
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,051
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$5,290 gross, minus $1,092 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
$1,143
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 Valdosta?
$63,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Valdosta?
$1,143 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,051, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 76 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Valdosta.