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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Cleveland, TN

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Cleveland, TN earns $59,220 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,147 a month.

10th percentile
$50,400
25th percentile
$50,400
Median percentile
$59,220
75th percentile
$60,840
90th percentile
$72,230

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

$49,763 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,220
Federal income tax−$4,926
Social Security + Medicare−$4,530
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,147
Every two weeks$1,914

Does it go far here?

$67,234Median 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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee