Paycheck Atlas

Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Knoxville, TN

The median special education teachers, middle school in Knoxville, TN earns $62,860 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,391 a month.

10th percentile
$50,470
25th percentile
$50,470
Median percentile
$62,860
75th percentile
$62,860
90th percentile
$73,010

Based on 220 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

$52,688 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,860
Federal income tax−$5,363
Social Security + Medicare−$4,809
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,391
Every two weeks$2,026

Does it go far here?

$67,906Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,145 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Knoxville, TN

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$460,080
Physicians, All Other$276,370
Chief Executives$198,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,650
Financial Managers$133,570
Pharmacists$132,460
Human Resources Managers$132,200

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