Elementary school teacher · Knoxville, TN
Elementary school teacher in Knoxville: $1,136/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Knoxville at $61,980 a year. About 3,360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $49,880 and the 90th is $72,940. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,136 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Athens, about 154 miles away, at $1,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,136
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,980
$49,880 to $72,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
3,360
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
183rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $61,980.
- Taxes$845
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$1,136
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,980
- Federal income tax
- −$5,399
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,741
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,839
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$5,165 gross, minus $845 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$1,136
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 Knoxville?
$61,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,360 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Knoxville?
$1,136 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Athens, about 154 miles away, leaves $1,689 a month, more than Knoxville.