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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Memphis, TN

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Memphis, TN-MS-AR earns $73,990 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,073 a month.

10th percentile
$56,510
25th percentile
$63,370
Median percentile
$73,990
75th percentile
$81,900
90th percentile
$109,210

Based on 180 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$60,882 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,990
Federal income tax−$7,448
Social Security + Medicare−$5,660
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,073
Every two weeks$2,342

Does it go far here?

$80,268Median pay in Memphis, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,220 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Memphis, TN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$388,960
Chief Executives$196,680
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,790
Financial Managers$143,880
Human Resources Managers$138,560
Lawyers$134,440
Pharmacists$134,220
Marketing Managers$132,540

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee