Elementary school teacher · Worcester, MA
Elementary school teacher in Worcester: $1,507/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Worcester at $82,810 a year. About 3,850 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $60,170 and the 90th is $101,920. Pay ranks 41st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,507 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 122 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,507
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,810
$60,170 to $101,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
3,850
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
41st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $82,810.
- Taxes$1,674
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$1,507
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,810
- Federal income tax
- −$9,832
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,335
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,921
- Take-home pay
- $62,722
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$6,901 gross, minus $1,674 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$1,507
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 Worcester?
$82,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,850 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Worcester?
$1,507 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 122 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than Worcester.