Elementary school teacher · Waterbury, CT
Elementary school teacher in Waterbury: $1,642/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Waterbury at $79,640 a year. About 2,110 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $60,570 and the 90th is $103,730. Pay ranks 55th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,642 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 68 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,642
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,640
$60,570 to $103,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
2,110
Location quotient 1.47
Pay rank
55th 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 $79,640.
- Taxes$1,571
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$1,642
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,640
- Federal income tax
- −$9,135
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,092
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,630
- Take-home pay
- $60,783
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,423
Left over each month
$6,637 gross, minus $1,571 in tax and $3,423 in living costs.
$1,642
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 Waterbury?
$79,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,110 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Waterbury?
$1,642 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 68 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Waterbury.