Elementary school teacher · Visalia, CA
Elementary school teacher in Visalia: $2,549/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Visalia at $98,430 a year. About 2,440 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.60). The 10th percentile is $62,490 and the 90th is $126,220. Pay ranks 28th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,238/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,549 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 59 miles away, at $2,664 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,549
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,430
$62,490 to $126,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,238
$1,474 (2 bd)
Employment
2,440
Location quotient 1.60
Pay rank
28th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $98,430.
- Taxes$2,165
- Rent$1,238
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$2,549
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,430
- Federal income tax
- −$13,269
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,530
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,181
- Take-home pay
- $72,450
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,238
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,489
Left over each month
$8,203 gross, minus $2,165 in tax and $3,489 in living costs.
$2,549
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $2,664/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Visalia?
$98,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,440 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Visalia?
$2,549 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,238, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Hanford, about 59 miles away, leaves $2,664 a month, more than Visalia.