Elementary school teacher · Johnson City, TN
Elementary school teacher in Johnson City: $1,413/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Johnson City at $61,330 a year. About 570 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $48,770 and the 90th is $76,840. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($969/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,413 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Athens, about 168 miles away, at $1,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,413
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,330
$48,770 to $76,840
Rent (1 bd)
$969
$1,154 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
205th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,330.
- Taxes$834
- Rent$969
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$1,413
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,330
- Federal income tax
- −$5,321
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,692
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,317
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $969
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,863
Left over each month
$5,111 gross, minus $834 in tax and $2,863 in living costs.
$1,413
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Athens, $1,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Johnson City?
$61,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Johnson City?
$1,413 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $969, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Athens, about 168 miles away, leaves $1,689 a month, more than Johnson City.