Elementary School Teachers salary in Canton, OH
Median pay for elementary school teachers in Canton, OH: $75,260/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $46,370 – $107,810 · about 1,560 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($62,430) by +$12,830 (+21%).
What it's really worth in Canton
With Canton's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $75,260 has the buying power of about $84,940 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,859 · median home $218,776 · median rent $1,084/mo.
How Canton ranks for this job
On raw pay, Canton, OH is 46th of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Canton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 21st.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Canton is one of the places where elementary school teachers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Canton
A median home in Canton, OH costs $218,776 — about 2.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,084/mo works out at 17% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
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 Canton.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Canton | Rent vs Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced, CA | $105,090 | +40% | 1.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,440 | +37% | 3× |
| Oxnard, CA | $103,350 | +37% | 2.7× |
| Modesto, CA | $101,210 | +34% | 1.9× |
Same job elsewhere in OH
| Metro | Median pay | vs Canton | Rent vs Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | $80,450 | +7% | 1.4× |
| Cleveland, OH | $80,410 | +7% | 1.3× |
| Akron, OH | $79,770 | +6% | 1.2× |
| Youngstown, OH | $70,680 | −6% | 1× |
Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.