Elementary school teacher · Wilmington, NC
Elementary school teacher in Wilmington: -$2/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Wilmington at $48,240 a year. About 1,920 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $39,980 and the 90th is $60,770. Pay ranks 362nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$2 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Augusta, about 233 miles away, at $1,065 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$2
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,240
$39,980 to $60,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,358
$1,617 (2 bd)
Employment
1,920
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
362nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $48,240.
- Taxes$746
- Rent$1,358
- Other living costs$1,918
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,240
- Federal income tax
- −$3,750
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,690
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,508
- Take-home pay
- $39,291
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,358
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $523
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,276
Left over each month
$4,020 gross, minus $746 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.
-$2
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Augusta, $1,065/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Wilmington?
$48,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,920 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Wilmington?
-$2 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Augusta, about 233 miles away, leaves $1,065 a month, more than Wilmington.