Tennessee Paycheck Calculator (2026)

Tennessee has no state income tax on wages, so on a $60,000 salary paid biweekly a single filer takes home about $1,938.08 per paycheck: only federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare come out of the $2,307.69 gross. The calculator below estimates your own pay for any salary or hourly wage.

Maintained by Archie Chang · Rates and sources checked October 31, 2026 · Methodology & sources

Tennessee paycheck calculator

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Take-home pay per paycheck

$1,938.08

84% of gross pay · $50,390.00 per year

Estimated paycheck breakdown
ItemPer paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000.00
Federal income tax$193.08$5,020.00
Social Security (FICA)$143.08$3,720.00
Medicare (FICA)$33.46$870.00
Tennessee state income tax$0.00$0.00
Take-home pay$1,938.08$50,390.00

Tennessee paycheck example: $60,000 salary

Single filer, paid every two weeks. Amounts are estimates for 2026.

Tennessee $60,000 paycheck example
ItemPer paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000.00
Federal income tax$193.08$5,020.00
Social Security (FICA)$143.08$3,720.00
Medicare (FICA)$33.46$870.00
Tennessee state income tax$0.00$0.00
Take-home pay$1,938.08$50,390.00

How Tennessee taxes your paycheck

Tax type
No state income tax on wages

With no state income tax on wages, the only taxes on a Tennessee paycheck are federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

Tennessee's Hall income tax was "imposed only on individuals and other entities receiving interest from bonds and notes and dividends from stock", not on wages, and the Tennessee Department of Revenue says it was repealed for tax periods that begin on January 1, 2021, or later. Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue, Hall income tax

Tennessee take-home pay by salary

Single filer, paid every two weeks.

Take-home pay by salary, single filer paid biweekly
Annual salaryGross per paycheckFederal income taxSocial Security + MedicareState deductionsTake-home
$30,000$1,153.85$54.62$88.27$0.00$1,010.96
$45,000$1,730.77$123.85$132.41$0.00$1,474.52
$60,000$2,307.69$193.08$176.54$0.00$1,938.08
$75,000$2,884.62$295.00$220.68$0.00$2,368.94
$100,000$3,846.15$506.54$294.23$0.00$3,045.38
$150,000$5,769.23$951.31$441.34$0.00$4,376.58

Take-home pay in Tennessee vs neighboring states

$60,000 salary, single filer, paid every two weeks.

Take-home pay in Tennessee vs neighboring states
StateTake-home per paycheckState income tax per year
Tennessee$1,938.08$0.00
Alabama$1,841.58$2,509.00
Arkansas$1,871.45$1,732.41
Georgia$1,851.71$2,245.50
Kentucky$1,861.83$1,982.40
Mississippi$1,873.92$1,668.00
Missouri$1,867.03$1,847.28
North Carolina$1,865.57$1,885.28
Virginia$1,836.70$2,635.90

Frequently asked questions

How much tax is taken out of a paycheck in Tennessee?

On a $60,000 salary paid biweekly (single filer, $2,307.69 gross per paycheck), the estimate is $193.08 federal income tax, $143.08 Social Security, $33.46 Medicare, $0.00 Tennessee income tax. Take-home pay is about $1,938.08 per paycheck.

Does Tennessee have a state income tax?

No. Tennessee does not tax wages with a state income tax, so the only income-related tax on a paycheck is federal income tax, plus Social Security and Medicare.

How is take-home pay calculated in Tennessee?

Start with gross pay, subtract federal income tax (2026 brackets after the standard deduction), Social Security and Medicare, then divide by the number of pay periods. The result is an estimate; your employer's withholding tables can differ.

How much will I take home on a $45,000 or $100,000 salary in Tennessee?

For a single filer paid biweekly, the estimate is about $1,474.52 per paycheck on $45,000 and about $3,045.38 on $100,000.

Are Social Security and Medicare taxes different in Tennessee?

Social Security and Medicare tax are federal, so they work the same in every state. Social Security is 6.2% of wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500, and Medicare is 1.45% of all wages. An employer withholds an extra 0.9% Additional Medicare tax on wages above $200,000 in a calendar year, without regard to filing status; the tax itself is figured against $250,000 for married filing jointly and $200,000 for other filers.

Does the Tennessee calculator include local taxes or disability insurance?

No. It does not include state disability or paid-family-leave payroll premiums. It does not model any city, county or school-district income tax. Ask your employer's payroll department whether a local tax applies to you.

Sources and limitations

What this calculator leaves out:

  • It uses the 2026 federal standard deduction only. It does not model itemized deductions.
  • It has no pre-tax deductions such as 401(k) contributions, health insurance premiums or HSA contributions, and no dependents or tax credits.
  • It does not include state disability or paid-family-leave payroll premiums, or any city, county or school-district income tax that this page does not list.
  • It estimates the year’s tax and spreads it evenly across your paychecks, so your employer’s withholding tables can give a different amount on any single paycheck.
  • It assumes you live and work in the same state.
  • It is an estimate for planning, not tax advice. Your actual take-home pay depends on your Form W-4 and your employer’s payroll setup.

Official sources:

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