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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Cleveland, TN

The median elementary school teachers, except special education in Cleveland, TN earns $59,330 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,154 a month.

10th percentile
$49,780
25th percentile
$55,460
Median percentile
$59,330
75th percentile
$63,020
90th percentile
$74,730

Based on 410 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

$49,852 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,330
Federal income tax−$4,940
Social Security + Medicare−$4,539
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,154
Every two weeks$1,917

Does it go far here?

$67,359Median pay in Cleveland, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.1 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,006 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cleveland, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$92,800
Registered Nurses$72,800
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,190
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,250
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,110
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,580
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,460
Production Workers, All Other$38,010

All elementary school teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee