High school teacher · Knoxville, TN
High school teacher in Knoxville: $1,213/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Knoxville at $63,130 a year. About 2,820 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 $50,380 and the 90th is $77,070. Pay ranks 189th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,213 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Warner Robins, about 246 miles away, at $1,762 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,213
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,130
$50,380 to $77,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
2,820
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
189th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $63,130.
- Taxes$864
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$1,213
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,130
- Federal income tax
- −$5,537
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,829
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,763
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$5,261 gross, minus $864 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$1,213
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Warner Robins, $1,762/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Knoxville?
$63,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,820 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Knoxville?
$1,213 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Warner Robins, about 246 miles away, leaves $1,762 a month, more than Knoxville.