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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Cleveland, TN

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Cleveland, TN earns $63,380 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,425 a month.

10th percentile
$50,220
25th percentile
$61,370
Median percentile
$63,380
75th percentile
$75,770
90th percentile
$76,260

Based on 280 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

$53,106 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,380
Federal income tax−$5,426
Social Security + Medicare−$4,849
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,425
Every two weeks$2,043

Does it go far here?

$71,957Median pay in Cleveland, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.1 vs 100).
23%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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee