Elementary school teacher · Yuma, AZ
Elementary school teacher in Yuma: $369/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Yuma at $48,360 a year. About 730 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $45,840 and the 90th is $59,320. Pay ranks 360th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $369 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 86 miles away, at $2,902 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$369
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,360
$45,840 to $59,320
Rent (1 bd)
$951
$1,132 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 1.19
Pay rank
360th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $48,360.
- Taxes$692
- Rent$951
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$369
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,360
- Federal income tax
- −$3,765
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,700
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$844
- Take-home pay
- $40,052
- Effective tax rate
- 17.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $951
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$4,030 gross, minus $692 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$369
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $2,902/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Yuma?
$48,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Yuma?
$369 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
El Centro, about 86 miles away, leaves $2,902 a month, more than Yuma.