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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Tennessee

The median economics teachers, postsecondary in Tennessee earns $104,560 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,866 a month.

10th percentile
$58,850
25th percentile
$77,220
Median percentile
$104,560
75th percentile
$144,530
90th percentile
$172,430

Based on 250 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

$82,388 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,560
Federal income tax−$14,173
Social Security + Medicare−$7,999
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,866
Every two weeks$3,169

Does it go far here?

$113,813Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

All economics teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee