High school teacher · Cleveland, TN
High school teacher in Cleveland: $1,437/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Cleveland at $63,380 a year. About 280 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $50,220 and the 90th is $76,260. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,437 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 243 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,437
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,380
$50,220 to $76,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
183rd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,380.
- Taxes$868
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$1,437
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,380
- Federal income tax
- −$5,567
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,849
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,964
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,977
Left over each month
$5,282 gross, minus $868 in tax and $2,977 in living costs.
$1,437
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 Cleveland?
$63,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Cleveland?
$1,437 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Albany, about 243 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Cleveland.