Elementary school teacher · York, PA
Elementary school teacher in York: $2,015/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in York at $79,730 a year. About 2,260 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $50,620 and the 90th is $94,510. Pay ranks 53rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,048/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,015 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 190 miles away, at $2,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,015
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,730
$50,620 to $94,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,048
$1,248 (2 bd)
Employment
2,260
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
53rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $79,730.
- Taxes$1,542
- Rent$1,048
- Other living costs$2,040
- Left over$2,015
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,155
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,099
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,448
- City / county wage tax
- −$797
- Take-home pay
- $61,231
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,048
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,088
Left over each month
$6,644 gross, minus $1,542 in tax and $3,088 in living costs.
$2,015
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 York?
$79,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,260 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in York?
$2,015 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,048, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Kingston, about 190 miles away, leaves $2,555 a month, more than York.