Elementary school teacher · Morristown, TN
Elementary school teacher in Morristown: $1,389/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Morristown median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Tennessee median, $59,980 a year. Tennessee has about 28,240 elementary school teacher jobs. The 10th percentile is $48,100 and the 90th is $76,840. On the pay used here, Morristown ranks 275th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($879/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,389 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Athens, about 150 miles away, at $1,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,389
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,980
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$879
$1,046 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
275th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,980.
- Taxes$812
- Rent$879
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$1,389
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,980
- Federal income tax
- −$5,159
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,588
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,232
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $879
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$4,998 gross, minus $812 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$1,389
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 Morristown?
$59,980 a year. That figure is the Tennessee median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Morristown?
$1,389 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $879, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Athens, about 150 miles away, leaves $1,689 a month, more than Morristown.