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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in Tennessee

The median teachers and instructors, all other in Tennessee earns $50,000 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,530 a month.

10th percentile
$21,070
25th percentile
$32,760
Median percentile
$50,000
75th percentile
$71,150
90th percentile
$99,570

Based on 660 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

$42,355 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,000
Federal income tax−$3,820
Social Security + Medicare−$3,825
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,530
Every two weeks$1,629

Does it go far here?

$54,425Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
34%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 teachers and instructors, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee