Tennessee Paycheck Calculator
Tennessee has no state income tax, so a Tennessee paycheck is only reduced by federal income tax and FICA (Social Security + Medicare). Enter your gross salary for a 2026 take-home estimate.
Worked example
Single filer earning $60,000 in Tennessee, paid biweekly: federal tax is $5,020.00/yr (after the $16,100 standard deduction). Tennessee state tax is $0. Social Security is $3,720 and Medicare is $870. Take-home: $50,390.00/yr — $1,938.08 per biweekly paycheck. Change the salary above and try your own.
How Tennessee paycheck tax works
Federal first: your employer annualizes each paycheck. Federal taxable income is your gross minus the IRS standard deduction for 2026 — $16,100 if you file single, $32,200 married filing jointly (IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32) — then taxed through the 2026 federal brackets (10% up to 22% across most middle incomes). Social Security takes 6.2% of wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500, and Medicare takes 1.45% of all wages (plus 0.9% over $200,000 single / $250,000 joint).
Tennessee state tax: there isn't one. Tennessee has no state income tax on wages — its old Hall tax on dividends and interest was repealed in 2021. Your only paycheck deductions for government are federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.
Tennessee paycheck FAQ
Does Tennessee really have no income tax?
Right — Tennessee never taxed wages, and its Hall income tax on dividends and interest was fully repealed in 2021. Tennessee makes up revenue with one of the highest sales taxes in the country instead.
My real Tennessee paycheck is different. Why?
Pre-tax 401(k) or HSA contributions, health premiums, garnishments, bonuses (often withheld at a flat 22% federal), and your W-4 elections all move the real number. This estimate covers federal, Social Security and Medicare — in a no-income-tax state, that is everything the government takes from a wage paycheck.
What about overtime or a bonus?
Overtime hours are taxed at the same rates — a higher paycheck just annualizes higher. Try our time and a half calculator and bonus tax calculator for those.