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Tennessee Education Association
Research Division Rankings

Average Salaries of Classroom Teachers 2008-2009
Rank System Value Rank System Value Rank System Value
1 Oak Ridge City $ 57,006 47 Pickett County $ 43,320 93 Marion County $ 40,846
2 Alcoa City 54,668 48 Newport City 43,299 94 Unicoi County 40,842
3 Maryville City 54,482 49 Washington County 43,024 95 Lincoln County 40,782
4 Memphis City 53,363 50 Franklin County 43,018 96 Lawrence County 40,766
5 Shelby County 53,010 51 Loudon County 42,925 97 Perry County 40,709
6 Franklin SSD 51,890 52 Coffee County 42,846 98 Henderson County 40,679
7 Kingsport City 51,767 53 Dickson County 42,768 99 Hardin County 40,655
8 Johnson City 50,812 54 Dyer County 42,514 100 Trousdale County 40,587
9 Bristol City 49,453 55 Huntingdon SSD 42,453 101 Grainger County 40,553
10 Dyersburg City 48,614 56 Sullivan County 42,441 102 Fentress County 40,505
11 Athens City 48,595 57 Bells City 42,401 103 Clay County 40,467
12 Davidson County 48,486 58 Stewart County 42,392 104 Hancock County 40,404
13 Lenoir City 47,549 59 Hamblen County 42,251 105 Wayne County 40,265
14 Murfreesboro City 46,891 60 McKenzie SSD 42,207 106 Hawkins County 40,247
15 Sevier County 46,860 61 Moore County 42,162 107 Chester County 40,228
16 Tullahoma City 46,856 62 Dayton City 42,142 108 Hickman County 40,206
17 Greeneville City 46,765 63 Warren County 42,092 109 Cheatham County 40,200
18 Cleveland City 46,118 64 Benton County 42,000 110 Weakley County 40,198
19 Clinton City 46,047 65 Wilson County 41,949 111 Trenton SSD 40,154
20 Blount County 46,046 66 Milan SSD 41,834 112 Bledsoe County 40,135
21 Williamson County 45,898 67 Greene County 41,789 113 Cannon County 40,124
22 Fayetteville City 45,806 68 Obion County 41,769 114 Smith County 40,076
23 Roane County 45,722 69 Hardeman County 41,726 115 Grundy County 39,976
24 Sweetwater City 45,637 70 Sequatchie County 41,714 116 Claiborne County 39,950
25 Hamilton County 45,577 71 Robertson County 41,695 117 Johnson County 39,833
26 Madison County 45,469 72 Union City 41,635 118 Lewis County 39,805
27 McMinn County 45,446 73 Cocke County 41,608 119 McNairy County 39,770
28 Rogersville City 45,032 74 Monroe County 41,566 120 Alamo City 39,754
29 Tipton County 45,021 75 Decatur County 41,543 121 Morgan County 39,745
30 Bradley County 44,828 76 Lauderdale County 41,472 122 Scott County 39,713
31 Rutherford County 44,715 77 Jefferson County 41,447 123 Van Buren County 39,677
32 Montgomery County 44,500 78 Haywood County 41,427 124 South Carroll SSD 39,671
33 Maury County 44,484 79 White County 41,427 125 Carter County 39,650
34 Etowah City 44,136 80 Giles County 41,343 126 Lexington City 39,596
35 Lebanon SSD 44,122 81 Houston County 41,334 127 Cumberland County 39,573
36 Putnam County 44,011 82 Richard City SSD 41,292 128 West Carroll SSD 39,332
37 Polk County 43,978 83 Bedford County 41,250 129 Oneida SSD 39,251
38 Knox County 43,904 84 Overton County 41,229 130 Gibson County SSD 39,209
39 Marshall County 43,881 85 Union County 41,064 131 Humboldt City 39,083
40 Meigs County 43,748 86 Campbell County 40,988 132 Bradford SSD 39,079
41 Sumner County 43,700 87 Crockett County 40,965 133 H-Rock-Bruceton SSD 38,894
42 Elizabethton City 43,670 88 Macon County 40,926 134 Lake County 38,571
43 Paris SSD 43,667 89 Rhea County 40,923 135 Fayette County 38,486
44 Anderson County 43,415 90 DeKalb County 40,898 136 Carroll County 37,053
45 Henry County 43,388 91 Humphreys County 40,897
46 Manchester City 43,360 92 Jackson County 40,893