High School Teacher salary in Memphis, TN

Based on 57 certified H-1B filings in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cordova, Germantown, Marion, Holly Springs.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$56,797
Middle 50%$54.2k–$58.9k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $58,385
Filings57FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,454 and $67,898.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,811
25th$54,204
50th (median)$56,797
75th$58,855
90th$60,929

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2021: median $50,080 (16 filings) FY2022: median $50,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $56,500 (14 filings) FY2024: median $57,000 (31 filings) FY2025: median $54,776 (39 filings) FY2026: median $57,916 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 39 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 39
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––4
FY2021$50,080$44,675$51,40516
FY2022$50,000$50,000$51,20715
FY2023$56,500$50,000$60,93814
FY2024$57,000$51,947$59,21331
FY2025$54,776$50,811$57,83239
FY2026$57,916$56,797$61,69018

Cost of living

Memphis's median High School Teacher salary of $56,797 is worth about $61,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Memphis = 92.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Memphis, TN area earned a median of $62,230 in May 2025 (4,860 employed). The H-1B median here is $56,797, 9% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Memphis-Shelby County Schools$55,28436
Shelby County Schoolstoo few9
Read Foundationtoo few6

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $55,284 30
Mid-level · Level II $56,797 23
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$46,680$55,28430
Mid-level · Level II$53,523$56,79723

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.