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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Memphis, TN

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Memphis, TN-MS-AR earns $65,500 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,567 a month.

10th percentile
$52,960
25th percentile
$58,960
Median percentile
$65,500
75th percentile
$75,700
90th percentile
$78,890

Based on 450 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

$54,809 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,500
Federal income tax−$5,680
Social Security + Medicare−$5,011
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,567
Every two weeks$2,108

Does it go far here?

$71,057Median pay in Memphis, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
27%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 career/technical education teachers, secondary school salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee