How Tennessee taxes your paycheck
Tennessee has no state income tax on wages.
Example: $60,000 salary in Tennessee
A single filer paid every two weeks (26 paychecks) on a $60,000 salary, with no 401(k) or health premiums, takes home about $1,938.07 per paycheck, or $50,390 a year.
| Gross pay | $2,307.69 |
| Federal income tax | -$193.08 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | -$143.08 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | -$33.46 |
| Net pay | $1,938.07 |
Tennessee pay stub and payday rules
Tennessee does not require employers to provide pay stubs. Federal recordkeeping rules still apply.
Source: No general statute. Every state compared in our pay stub requirements by state guide.
Pay frequency: Employers with five or more employees must pay at least twice a month on regular paydays.
Minimum wage: $7.25 per hour. Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, so the federal rate applies.
Tennessee Paycheck FAQs
No. Tennessee has no state income tax on wages. Your paycheck still has federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare withheld.
For a single filer paid every two weeks on a $60,000 salary with no pre-tax deductions, our 2026 estimate is $2,307.69 gross and $1,938.07 take-home per paycheck. About 16.0% of gross goes to taxes: $193.08 federal income tax, $143.08 Social Security, $33.46 Medicare.
$7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009. Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, so the federal rate applies.
Tennessee does not require employers to provide pay stubs. Federal recordkeeping rules still apply. (No general statute)
Employers with five or more employees must pay at least twice a month on regular paydays.