High school teacher · Memphis, TN
High school teacher in Memphis: $1,424/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Memphis at $62,230 a year. About 4,860 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $48,170 and the 90th is $79,180. Pay ranks 215th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hot Springs, about 191 miles away, at $1,461 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,424
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,230
$48,170 to $79,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
4,860
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
215th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $62,230.
- Taxes$849
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$1,424
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,230
- Federal income tax
- −$5,429
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,761
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,040
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$5,186 gross, minus $849 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$1,424
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hot Springs, $1,461/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Memphis?
$62,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,860 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Memphis?
$1,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Hot Springs, about 191 miles away, leaves $1,461 a month, more than Memphis.