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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Cleveland, TN

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Cleveland, TN earns $63,280 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,419 a month.

10th percentile
$50,760
25th percentile
$62,840
Median percentile
$63,280
75th percentile
$68,360
90th percentile
$77,880

Based on 30 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

$53,025 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,280
Federal income tax−$5,414
Social Security + Medicare−$4,841
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,419
Every two weeks$2,039

Does it go far here?

$71,844Median 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

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