Elementary school teacher · Kingsport, TN
Elementary school teacher in Kingsport: $1,216/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Kingsport at $58,130 a year. About 1,110 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $48,830 and the 90th is $72,060. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,216 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dayton, about 241 miles away, at $2,235 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,216
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,130
$48,830 to $72,060
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
1,110
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
304th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $58,130.
- Taxes$782
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,914
- Left over$1,216
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,130
- Federal income tax
- −$4,937
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,447
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,746
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $565
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $2,846
Left over each month
$4,844 gross, minus $782 in tax and $2,846 in living costs.
$1,216
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dayton, $2,235/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Kingsport?
$58,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,110 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Kingsport?
$1,216 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Dayton, about 241 miles away, leaves $2,235 a month, more than Kingsport.