Average Teacher Salary in Tennessee

The average teacher salary in Tennessee in 2009 was $45,927, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2008, the Tennessee average teacher salary was $43,840, which demonstrates an impressive 4.76 percent increase from the previous year. Along with the 3.65 percent increase from 2007 to 2008, Tennessee can boast an increase in teachers’ salaries by an average of 8.58 percent from 2007 to 2009.

Teaching salaries in Tennessee have been consistently been below the national average, which was $49,720 in 2009 and $48,353 in 2008. However, the percentage increase in Tennessee teacher salaries has been higher than the increase in the average salary for teachers nationally, which was a 2.8 percent increase from 2008 to 2009.

Though the salaries are consistently rising in accordance with national trends, teacher salaries Tennessee rankings fluctuate just below the average. Teaching salaries in Tennessee ranked 34th in the nation in 2007 and dropped down to 36th in 2008, but rose to 33rd in the nation by 2009.

Tennessee teacher salaries’ steady rise can be documented by the Tennessee Teacher Salary Schedule below:

Read our article on becoming a teacher in Tennessee if you are interested in teaching in Tennessee.