High school teacher · Johnson City, TN

High school teacher in Johnson City: $1,336/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Johnson City at $60,180 a year. About 640 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $50,330 and the 90th is $63,680. Pay ranks 301st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($969/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 Louisville, about 229 miles away, at $1,742 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,336

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,180

$50,330 to $63,680

Rent (1 bd)

$969

$1,154 (2 bd)

Employment

640

Location quotient 1.14

Pay rank

301st of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,180.

Taxes$816
Rent$969
Other living costs$1,894
Left over$1,336

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,180
Federal income tax: −$5,183
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,604
State income tax (TN): None
Take-home pay: $50,393
Effective tax rate: 16.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $969
Groceries: $369
Getting around: $556
Healthcare: $415
Utilities and internet: $231
Everything else: $323
Total spending: $2,863

Left over each month

$5,015 gross, minus $816 in tax and $2,863 in living costs.

$1,336

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 Johnson City?

$60,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Johnson City?

$1,336 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $969, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Louisville, about 229 miles away, leaves $1,742 a month, more than Johnson City.