Elementary school teacher · Cleveland, TN
Elementary school teacher in Cleveland: $1,166/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Cleveland at $59,330 a year. About 410 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $49,780 and the 90th is $74,730. Pay ranks 284th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,166 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 243 miles away, at $1,952 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,166
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,330
$49,780 to $74,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
284th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,330.
- Taxes$802
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$1,166
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,330
- Federal income tax
- −$5,081
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,539
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,710
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,977
Left over each month
$4,944 gross, minus $802 in tax and $2,977 in living costs.
$1,166
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 Cleveland?
$59,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Cleveland?
$1,166 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 243 miles away, leaves $1,952 a month, more than Cleveland.