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Median earner in Tennessee
Gross pay$43,255
Take-home pay$36,935
The median wage in Tennessee is $43,255; a single filer keeps $36,935 of it — 14.6% goes to federal income tax, FICA (no state income tax here).

Tennessee levies no state income tax. That does not make a paycheck tax-free — federal brackets and FICA still apply, and other state taxes take a share. Every figure recalculates as you type.

Drag to see the curve move. Numbers update as you type. Above $250,000 the slider stretches to your entry instead of pinning to its old cap.
Filing status
Cap $24,500. Pre-tax 401(k) lowers income tax but not FICA — that is why this number moves less than people expect.
$3,078/ month
$36,935 a year after tax · $1,421 per biweekly check
This is the full-year tax liability on that salary, not an employer's per-period withholding table. Payroll withholding can land a few percent away from the annual figure, so another calculator may show a slightly different number.
Effective tax rate14.6%
Marginal rate19.7%
Total withheld$6,320
FICA$3,309
Line itemAnnualMonthly
Gross pay$43,255$3,605
Pre-tax deductions (401k / HSA)-$0-$0
Federal income tax-$3,011-$251
Social Security-$2,682-$223
Medicare-$627-$52
Tennessee state income tax
No state income tax
-$0-$0
Take-home pay$36,935$3,078
$50k$100k$150k$200k$25k$50k$100k$150k$200k
Gross incomeTake-home payThe gap widens as income climbs — that is the marginal rate at work.

How Tennessee taxes your paycheck

Tennessee does not tax wages, and it fully repealed the Hall income tax on interest and dividends in 2021. State-level wage tax is zero.

What the median earner keeps in Tennessee

Median earnings in Tennessee are about $43,255 for people with earnings, and median household income is $71,997. A single filer earning that amount takes home roughly $3,078 a month, an effective rate of 14.6% once federal, FICA and state taxes are applied.

Earnings and income are 2024 ACS one-year estimates covering everyone with earnings, so part-time and part-year workers pull this median below a full-time salary. State tax figures come from the state revenue department.

Common questions about Tennessee paychecks

Does Tennessee tax wage income?

No. Tennessee does not tax wage income, so a paycheck only meets federal income tax and FICA. The state still raises revenue through other taxes, so a high take-home figure here is not the same as a tax-free paycheck.

What is the standard deduction in Tennessee?

Tennessee offers no standard deduction against wage income, so state tax starts from the first taxable dollar unless a personal exemption reduces the base.

Are there local taxes on top of Tennessee state tax?

No city-level income tax applies to wages in Tennessee.

How much does a $43,255 salary take home in Tennessee?

At the $43,255 median wage for people with earnings, a single filer keeps about $3,078 a month, or $36,935 a year. That is an effective rate of 14.6% once federal income tax, FICA and state tax are applied.

Take-home pay by salary in Tennessee

Same state, different salaries. Each figure is its own page: federal brackets and FICA are progressive, and the state's other taxes apply on top of the exact salary shown.

$25,000$1,850 a month net$30,000$2,190 a month net$35,000$2,525 a month net$40,000$2,860 a month net$45,000$3,195 a month net$50,000$3,530 a month net$55,000$3,864 a month net$60,000$4,199 a month net$65,000$4,534 a month net$70,000$4,840 a month net$75,000$5,133 a month net$80,000$5,426 a month net$85,000$5,719 a month net$90,000$6,012 a month net$95,000$6,305 a month net$100,000$6,598 a month net$110,000$7,185 a month net$120,000$7,771 a month net$130,000$8,343 a month net$140,000$8,913 a month net$150,000$9,483 a month net$175,000$10,907 a month net$200,000$12,411 a month net$250,000$15,265 a month net

If you are paid by the hour in Tennessee

Hourly pay becomes a salary through 40 hours a week × 52 weeks = 2,080 paid hours, and then federal income tax and FICA take their share. Four rates are worked through separately, each with its own net-per-hour figure:

$15 an hour$31,200 a year · $13.10/hour net$18 an hour$37,440 a year · $15.51/hour net$20 an hour$41,600 a year · $17.12/hour net$25 an hour$52,000 a year · $21.14/hour net

Other states

AlabamaState income taxAlaskaNo state income taxArizonaState income taxArkansasState income taxCaliforniaState income taxColoradoState income taxConnecticutState income taxDelawareState income taxDistrict of ColumbiaState income taxFloridaNo state income taxGeorgiaState income taxHawaiiState income taxIdahoState income taxIllinoisState income taxIndianaState income taxIowaState income taxKansasState income taxKentuckyState income taxLouisianaState income taxMaineState income taxMarylandState income taxMassachusettsState income taxMichiganState income taxMinnesotaState income taxMississippiState income taxMissouriState income taxMontanaState income taxNebraskaState income taxNevadaNo state income taxNew HampshireNo state income taxNew JerseyState income taxNew MexicoState income taxNew YorkState income taxNorth CarolinaState income taxNorth DakotaState income taxOhioState income taxOklahomaState income taxOregonState income taxPennsylvaniaState income taxRhode IslandState income taxSouth CarolinaState income taxSouth DakotaNo state income taxTexasNo state income taxUtahState income taxVermontState income taxVirginiaState income taxWashingtonNo state income taxWest VirginiaState income taxWisconsinState income taxWyomingNo state income tax

Where these federal figures come from

The federal side of this page is not an estimate of an estimate. The brackets and the standard deduction come from the IRS annual inflation notice, the Social Security wage base from the SSA, and the 401(k) deferral limit from the IRS contribution-limit notice. Each link below is the document the dataset was read from for tax year 2026.

  1. IRS IR-2025-103 / Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 联邦税率档与标准扣除
  2. SSA — 2026 社保工资基数上限 184,500 美元
  3. IRS — 2026 年度 401(k) 选择性递延上限 24,500 美元
  4. Tax Foundation — State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
  5. Illinois Department of Revenue — IL-700-T 2026 代扣税册（4.95%，免税额 2,925）

Dataset status VERIFIED · reviewed 2026-11-07. The full cross-market list lives on the sources page; the computation chain is on the methodology page.

Tax year 2026 · Data reviewed 2026-11-07 · Source: Tennessee revenue department · Financial disclaimer