Elementary school teacher · Yakima, WA
Elementary school teacher in Yakima: $3,240/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Yakima at $98,330 a year. About 1,360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.57). The 10th percentile is $61,820 and the 90th is $112,700. Pay ranks 29th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,240 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 109 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,240
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,330
$61,820 to $112,700
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
1,360
Location quotient 1.57
Pay rank
29th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $98,330.
- Taxes$1,731
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$3,240
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,330
- Federal income tax
- −$13,247
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,522
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,561
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$8,194 gross, minus $1,731 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$3,240
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $3,471/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Yakima?
$98,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Yakima?
$3,240 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Walla Walla, about 109 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Yakima.