Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Knoxville, TN
Median annual salary
$61,980
-3% vs US median ($63,970)
Worth after local cost of living
$71,406
cost index 86.8 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Knoxville, TN
| 10th percentile | $49,880 |
| 25th percentile | $50,270 |
| Median (50th) | $61,980 |
| 75th percentile | $62,790 |
| 90th percentile | $72,940 |
| Mean | $59,170 |
| Employed in metro | 3,360 |
A Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Knoxville, TN earns a median of $61,980 per year. That is 3% below the national median of $63,970 for this occupation. Because Knoxville, TN has a cost index of 86.8 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $71,406 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $72,422, median gross rent $1,145/mo, and the median home value $290,200. See the full Knoxville, TN cost-of-living profile.