Elementary School Teachers salary in Trenton, NJ

Median pay for elementary school teachers in Trenton, NJ: $75,080/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $60,150 – $101,570 · about 1,920 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($62,430) by +$12,650 (+20%).

What it's really worth in Trenton

With Trenton's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $75,080 has the buying power of about $73,307 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $92,697 · median home $446,377 · median rent $2,623/mo.

Full Trenton cost of living & taxes →

How Trenton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Trenton, NJ is 47th of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Trenton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 49th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Trenton sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Trenton

A median home in Trenton, NJ costs $446,377 — about 5.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,623/mo works out at 42% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where elementary school teachers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Trenton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Trenton	Rent vs Trenton
Merced, CA	$105,090	+40%	0.8×
San Francisco, CA	$103,440	+38%	1.2×
Oxnard, CA	$103,350	+38%	1.1×
Modesto, CA	$101,210	+35%	0.8×

Same job elsewhere in NJ

Metro	Median pay	vs Trenton	Rent vs Trenton
Atlantic City, NJ	$79,780	+6%	0.8×

Staying in NJ keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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