Elementary school teacher · Weirton, WV
Elementary school teacher in Weirton: $1,466/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Weirton at $60,670 a year. About 390 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $45,730 and the 90th is $89,590. Pay ranks 242nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,466 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 37 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,466
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,670
$45,730 to $89,590
Rent (1 bd)
$594
$707 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
242nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $60,670.
- Taxes$997
- Rent$594
- Other living costs$1,998
- Left over$1,466
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,670
- Federal income tax
- −$5,242
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,641
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,086
- Take-home pay
- $48,701
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $594
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,592
Left over each month
$5,056 gross, minus $997 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.
$1,466
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Canton, $2,322/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Weirton?
$60,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Weirton?
$1,466 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 37 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Weirton.