High school teacher · Morristown, TN
High school teacher in Morristown: $1,477/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Morristown at $61,300 a year. About 330 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $49,350 and the 90th is $75,020. Pay ranks 254th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($879/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,477 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Louisville, about 194 miles away, at $1,742 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,477
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,300
$49,350 to $75,020
Rent (1 bd)
$879
$1,046 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
254th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,300.
- Taxes$834
- Rent$879
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$1,477
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,300
- Federal income tax
- −$5,318
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,689
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,293
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $879
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$5,108 gross, minus $834 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$1,477
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 Morristown?
$61,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Morristown?
$1,477 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $879, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Louisville, about 194 miles away, leaves $1,742 a month, more than Morristown.