Elementary school teacher · Waco, TX
Elementary school teacher in Waco: $1,155/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Waco at $59,100 a year. About 1,180 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $47,250 and the 90th is $62,700. Pay ranks 289th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,108/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,155 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 40 miles away, at $1,613 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,155
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,100
$47,250 to $62,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,108
$1,319 (2 bd)
Employment
1,180
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
289th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,100.
- Taxes$798
- Rent$1,108
- Other living costs$1,864
- Left over$1,155
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,100
- Federal income tax
- −$5,054
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,521
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,525
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,108
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,972
Left over each month
$4,925 gross, minus $798 in tax and $2,972 in living costs.
$1,155
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 Waco?
$59,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,180 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Waco?
$1,155 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,108, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 40 miles away, leaves $1,613 a month, more than Waco.