SALARY · MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, EXCEPT SPECIAL AND CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION · TENNESSEE

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Tennessee

If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In Tennessee, the middle middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education earned $60,690 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$60,690

Not published per hour at the median · That is $3,680 (5.7 percent) below the national median of $64,370 for this occupation.

$61,030Mean annual salary
Not publishedMean hourly wage
$13,060People employed in this job in Tennessee

Salary range

25th: $50,780Median: $60,69075th: $64,650
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$50,780
Median (50th percentile)$60,690
75th percentile$64,650
Mean$61,030

The middle half of workers earned from $50,780 to $64,650 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$50,944 a year
$4,245 a month
Federal tax $5,103 · FICA $4,643 · State tax $0
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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