High school teacher · Clarksville, TN
High school teacher in Clarksville: $1,336/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Clarksville at $60,720 a year. About 930 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $43,550 and the 90th is $76,660. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,336 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 244 miles away, at $1,850 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,336
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,720
$43,550 to $76,660
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
930
Location quotient 1.32
Pay rank
280th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,720.
- Taxes$824
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$1,336
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,720
- Federal income tax
- −$5,248
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,645
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,827
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $371
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $418
- Utilities and internet
- $232
- Everything else
- $325
- Total spending
- $2,900
Left over each month
$5,060 gross, minus $824 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.
$1,336
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $1,850/mo.
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- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Clarksville?
$60,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 930 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Clarksville?
$1,336 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Springfield, about 244 miles away, leaves $1,850 a month, more than Clarksville.