High school teacher · Chattanooga, TN
High school teacher in Chattanooga: $1,490/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Chattanooga at $65,100 a year. About 1,790 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $47,880 and the 90th is $82,060. Pay ranks 153rd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,490 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 246 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,490
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,100
$47,880 to $82,060
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
1,790
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
153rd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $65,100.
- Taxes$910
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$1,490
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,100
- Federal income tax
- −$5,936
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,980
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $54,184
- Effective tax rate
- 16.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$5,425 gross, minus $910 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$1,490
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $2,125/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Chattanooga?
$65,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,790 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Chattanooga?
$1,490 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 246 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Chattanooga.