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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Nashville, TN

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $61,360 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,290 a month.

10th percentile
$50,710
25th percentile
$59,480
Median percentile
$61,360
75th percentile
$75,460
90th percentile
$81,550

Based on 720 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

$51,483 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,360
Federal income tax−$5,183
Social Security + Medicare−$4,694
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,290
Every two weeks$1,980

Does it go far here?

$63,692Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,528 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Nashville, TN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,640
Chief Executives$218,190
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Family Medicine Physicians$211,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,720
Financial Managers$156,860

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