Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tennessee

Ranked #27 of 49 · TN

15.5% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $80,020 ≈ $38/hr
Median annual salary $72,030
Employment 1,370

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $49,000P25 $58,060 Median $72,030P75 $81,830P90 $108,110

About 80% of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondarys in Tennessee earn between $49,000 and $108,110. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Tennessee
$80,020
U.S. average
$94,700

The mean art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salary in Tennessee is $80,020, about 15.5% below the U.S. average ($94,700). That works out to roughly $38/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Tennessee

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Knoxville, TN $78,080 $88,640 180
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $73,990 $85,560 180
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,030 $65,480 50
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $66,980 $79,190 480
Chattanooga, TN-GA $61,970 $80,230 110

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