Elementary school teacher · Wichita Falls, TX
Elementary school teacher in Wichita Falls: $1,410/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Wichita Falls at $58,900 a year. About 290 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $46,720 and the 90th is $64,240. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($864/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,410 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 183 miles away, at $1,613 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,410
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,900
$46,720 to $64,240
Rent (1 bd)
$864
$1,028 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
292nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $58,900.
- Taxes$795
- Rent$864
- Other living costs$1,840
- Left over$1,410
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,900
- Federal income tax
- −$5,030
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,506
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,365
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $864
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,704
Left over each month
$4,908 gross, minus $795 in tax and $2,704 in living costs.
$1,410
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 Wichita Falls?
$58,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Wichita Falls?
$1,410 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $864, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Killeen, about 183 miles away, leaves $1,613 a month, more than Wichita Falls.