High school teacher · Jackson, TN
High school teacher in Jackson: $1,139/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Jackson at $59,700 a year. About 580 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $47,970 and the 90th is $72,800. Pay ranks 308th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,139 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Louisville, about 245 miles away, at $1,742 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,139
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,700
$47,970 to $72,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
580
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
308th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $59,700.
- Taxes$808
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$1,139
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,700
- Federal income tax
- −$5,126
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,567
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,007
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $3,028
Left over each month
$4,975 gross, minus $808 in tax and $3,028 in living costs.
$1,139
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Louisville, $1,742/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Jackson?
$59,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 580 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Jackson?
$1,139 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Louisville, about 245 miles away, leaves $1,742 a month, more than Jackson.