Elementary school teacher · Chattanooga, TN
Elementary school teacher in Chattanooga: $1,151/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Chattanooga at $59,830 a year. About 2,020 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $47,460 and the 90th is $77,080. Pay ranks 273rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,151 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 246 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,151
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,830
$47,460 to $77,080
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
2,020
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
273rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,830.
- Taxes$810
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$1,151
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,830
- Federal income tax
- −$5,141
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,577
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,112
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$4,986 gross, minus $810 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$1,151
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,952/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Chattanooga?
$59,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,020 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Chattanooga?
$1,151 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 246 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Chattanooga.