# Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in Tennessee

Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in Tennessee was $59,850 in 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `teacher_annual_mean_wage_elementary`
- Place id: `us-state-47`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Average (mean) annual wage of elementary school teachers, except special education (Standard Occupational Classification 25-2021), in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Public and private schools. Estimates refer to May of each year.
- Note: Teachers report an annual salary for the school year, so BLS publishes no hourly rate for them. Excludes special education, kindergarten and middle school teachers. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021) (https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/elementary-teacher-salary/tennessee
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=teacher_annual_mean_wage_elementary&place=us-state-47

| Period | USD |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 59,850 |
| 2024 | 55,800 |
| 2023 | 55,240 |
| 2022 | 53,030 |
| 2021 | 54,290 |
| 2020 | 53,430 |
| 2019 | 53,540 |
| 2018 | 52,610 |
| 2017 | 50,320 |
| 2016 | 50,090 |
| 2015 | 49,470 |
| 2014 | 48,970 |
| 2013 | 47,770 |
| 2012 | 46,740 |
| 2011 | 46,260 |
| 2010 | 45,790 |
| 2009 | 46,280 |
| 2008 | 44,840 |
| 2007 | 42,780 |
| 2006 | 39,860 |
| 2005 | 40,420 |
| 2004 | 39,090 |
| 2003 | 37,640 |