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Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Cleveland, TN

The median preschool teachers, except special education in Cleveland, TN earns $28,130 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,065 a month.

10th percentile
$21,780
25th percentile
$26,540
Median percentile
$28,130
75th percentile
$36,810
90th percentile
$43,940

Based on 70 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

$24,775 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,130
Federal income tax−$1,203
Social Security + Medicare−$2,152
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,065
Every two weeks$953

Does it go far here?

$31,937Median pay in Cleveland, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.1 vs 100).
49%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 preschool teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee