Tennessee tax calculator
Tennessee applies no state income tax on wages, charged on top of federal income tax and payroll taxes. Enter a gross salary to see what reaches your account.
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What comes out of a Tennessee paycheck
- Federal income tax Seven brackets from 10% to 37%, after the federal standard deduction.
- Social Security 6.2% up to the annual wage base, after which it stops entirely.
- Medicare 1.45% with no ceiling, plus 0.9% above 200,000 USD.
- Tennessee State Income Tax No individual income tax.
Local taxes are not included. City and county income taxes sit below the state level and are excluded here. They are material in a few places, averaging roughly 1.6% of AGI across New York, 1.2% in Ohio and 1% in Pennsylvania.
Source
State figures checked against Tennessee Department of Revenue on 2026-08-17. Federal figures checked against the Internal Revenue Service. View the source table.