Median pay · Tennessee
$47,380A year, or $22.78 an hour.Take-home a month$3,354After federal and FICA tax at 15.1%
Worth at national prices$51,573Prices here sit at 91.9 against 100
Against the nation7.1% belowNational median $50,980
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid | $28,600 | $13.75 |
| 25th percentile | $35,830 | $17.23 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $47,380 | $22.78 |
| 75th percentile | $71,050 | $34.16 |
| 90th percentileMost experienced and senior | $103,130 | $49.58 |
| MeanThe average, pulled up by the top | $60,800 | $29.23 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in TennesseeBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all occupations earned more than this, half less.$47,380
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$22.78
- Take-home after federal and FICA tax$3,354 a month at an effective rate of 15.1%.$40,250 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Tennessee sit at 91.9 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$51,573
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.7.1% below
- Jobs countedA concentration of 1 against the nation's 1.00.3,278,760
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1