Tennessee paycheck calculator: take-home pay 2026

Tennessee has no state income tax, so your paycheck loses only federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare. Enter your pay to see your take-home pay in Tennessee for 2026.

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How you're paid

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Hours a week

State

Hours over 40 count at your regular rate here. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator.

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How often you're paid

Pre-tax deductions

401(k), % of pay

Health, per paycheck

A traditional 401(k) lowers income tax but not Social Security or Medicare. Health premiums through work lower both.

Take-home pay, every 2 weeks

$1,690.85 a paycheck

$25 an hour is $52,000 a year before tax in Tennessee, about $43,962 after tax ($3,664 a month) for a single filer working 40 hours a week in 2026.

A year$43,962
A month$3,663.50
A paycheck$1,690.85
An hour$21.14

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Where your pay goes

Take-home pay$43,96284.5%
Federal income tax$4,0607.8%
Social Security and Medicare$3,9787.7%
Tennessee taxes$00%

Breakdown

YearMonthPaycheckHour

Pay and taxes, per paycheck
Gross pay	$2,000.00
Federal income tax	−$156.15
Social Security	−$124.00
Medicare	−$29.00
Tennessee income tax	−$0.00
Total taxes	−$309.15
Take-home pay	$1,690.85

Effective tax rate: 15.5%
Marginal tax rate: 19.7%
Federal bracket: 12%
Tennessee bracket: None

The marginal rate is the tax on your next dollar, all taxes included, measured over the next $1,000 of pay.

Compare all 50 states and DC

Take-home pay on $52,000 a year, filing single. State taxes include state payroll contributions; other local taxes are left out.

State	A year	A month	State taxes	Difference
1	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$0
2	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$0
3	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$0
4	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$0
5	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$0
6	$43,962	$3,664	$0	Selected
7	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$0
8	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$0
9	$43,702	$3,642	$260	−$260
10	$43,241	$3,603	$721	−$721
11	$43,065	$3,589	$898	−$898
12	$42,976	$3,581	$987	−$987
13	$42,830	$3,569	$1,132	−$1,132
14	$42,787	$3,566	$1,175	−$1,175
15	$42,684	$3,557	$1,278	−$1,278
16	$42,638	$3,553	$1,324	−$1,324
17	$42,614	$3,551	$1,348	−$1,348
18	$42,597	$3,550	$1,365	−$1,365
19	$42,526	$3,544	$1,436	−$1,436
20	$42,484	$3,540	$1,478	−$1,478
21	$42,476	$3,540	$1,486	−$1,486
22	$42,458	$3,538	$1,505	−$1,505
23	$42,434	$3,536	$1,529	−$1,529
24	$42,396	$3,533	$1,566	−$1,566
25	$42,329	$3,527	$1,633	−$1,633
26	$42,314	$3,526	$1,648	−$1,648
27	$42,287	$3,524	$1,675	−$1,675
28	$42,275	$3,523	$1,687	−$1,687
29	$42,260	$3,522	$1,702	−$1,702
30	$42,228	$3,519	$1,734	−$1,734
31	$42,193	$3,516	$1,769	−$1,769
32	$42,175	$3,515	$1,787	−$1,787
33	$42,168	$3,514	$1,795	−$1,795
34	$42,154	$3,513	$1,808	−$1,808
35	$42,116	$3,510	$1,846	−$1,846
36	$42,057	$3,505	$1,905	−$1,905
37	$42,008	$3,501	$1,954	−$1,954
38	$42,003	$3,500	$1,959	−$1,959
39	$41,870	$3,489	$2,092	−$2,092
40	$41,860	$3,488	$2,102	−$2,102
41	$41,805	$3,484	$2,157	−$2,157
42	$41,803	$3,484	$2,159	−$2,159
43	$41,786	$3,482	$2,176	−$2,176
44	$41,721	$3,477	$2,241	−$2,241
45	$41,545	$3,462	$2,417	−$2,417
46	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$2,429
47	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$2,429
48	$41,495	$3,458	$2,467	−$2,467
49	$41,443	$3,454	$2,519	−$2,519
50	$40,405	$3,367	$3,557	−$3,557
51	$40,236	$3,353	$3,726	−$3,726

How Tennessee taxes your paycheck

Tennessee has no tax on wages, and its old tax on interest and dividends ended in 2021.

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Minimum wage

$7.25 an hour after taxes

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How this calculator works

Your pay becomes a yearly amount. Hourly pay counts your hours a week for 52 weeks, so paid holidays and vacation count as worked weeks.
Federal income tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets and standard deduction for your filing status: $16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly and $24,150 head of household. With a 2026 Form W-4 and nothing else filled in, this is what IRS Publication 15-T has your employer withhold over the year.
Social Security is 6.2% of pay up to $184,500. Medicare is 1.45% of all pay, plus 0.9% on pay over $200,000.
State income tax uses each state's 2026 brackets, standard deduction and personal exemptions for a full-year resident with no dependents. Required state payroll deductions, like paid family leave or disability insurance, are included.
It assumes one job all year and no other income, credits or itemized deductions. Dependents and the Child Tax Credit are not included, so if you file as head of household or claim children on your Form W-4, your federal tax will usually be lower than shown. Your real paycheck can differ by a few dollars, because payroll rounds each paycheck and some states use their own withholding tables.
Hours over 40 a week count at your regular rate. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator. A 401(k) is held to the 2026 IRS limit of $24,500; catch-up contributions at 50 and older are not included.

Common questions

How much is taken out of a paycheck in Tennessee?

On $25 an hour, 40 hours a week, a single filer in Tennessee pays about 15.5% of pay in taxes and keeps $43,962 a year, or $1,690.85 every 2 weeks. On a $60,000 salary it is 16%, leaving $50,390 a year.

Does Tennessee have a state income tax?