Elementary school teacher · Victoria, TX
Elementary school teacher in Victoria: $1,161/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Victoria at $57,430 a year. About 410 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $37,840 and the 90th is $57,520. Pay ranks 316th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($972/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,161 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is McAllen, about 172 miles away, at $1,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,161
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,430
$37,840 to $57,520
Rent (1 bd)
$972
$1,157 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
316th 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 $57,430.
- Taxes$771
- Rent$972
- Other living costs$1,882
- Left over$1,161
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,430
- Federal income tax
- −$4,853
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,393
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,184
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $972
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,854
Left over each month
$4,786 gross, minus $771 in tax and $2,854 in living costs.
$1,161
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: McAllen, $1,686/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Victoria?
$57,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Victoria?
$1,161 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $972, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
McAllen, about 172 miles away, leaves $1,686 a month, more than Victoria.