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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Tennessee

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Tennessee earns $62,560 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,371 a month.

10th percentile
$49,860
25th percentile
$54,010
Median percentile
$62,560
75th percentile
$68,890
90th percentile
$79,360

Based on 3,910 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

$52,447 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,560
Federal income tax−$5,327
Social Security + Medicare−$4,786
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,371
Every two weeks$2,017

Does it go far here?

$68,096Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
27%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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee