Elementary school teacher · Jackson, TN
Elementary school teacher in Jackson: $588/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Jackson at $51,470 a year. About 890 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $42,850 and the 90th is $63,530. Pay ranks 335th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $588 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 74 miles away, at $1,375 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$588
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,470
$42,850 to $63,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
890
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
335th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $51,470.
- Taxes$673
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$588
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,470
- Federal income tax
- −$4,138
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,937
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $43,395
- Effective tax rate
- 15.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $3,028
Left over each month
$4,289 gross, minus $673 in tax and $3,028 in living costs.
$588
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $1,375/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Jackson?
$51,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 890 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Jackson?
$588 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Memphis, about 74 miles away, leaves $1,375 a month, more than Jackson.