Elementary school teacher · Clarksville, TN
Elementary school teacher in Clarksville: $1,271/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Clarksville at $59,760 a year. About 1,560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.70). The 10th percentile is $39,970 and the 90th is $76,780. Pay ranks 275th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,271 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 240 miles away, at $1,389 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,271
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,760
$39,970 to $76,780
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
1,560
Location quotient 1.70
Pay rank
275th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,760.
- Taxes$809
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$1,271
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,760
- Federal income tax
- −$5,133
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,572
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,056
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $371
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $418
- Utilities and internet
- $232
- Everything else
- $325
- Total spending
- $2,900
Left over each month
$4,980 gross, minus $809 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.
$1,271
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $1,389/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Clarksville?
$59,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,560 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Clarksville?
$1,271 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Morristown, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,389 a month, more than Clarksville.