Tennessee Paycheck Calculator 2026
Tennessee has no state income tax on wages, so take-home pay is gross pay less federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. Federal withholding follows the IRS Publication 15-T percentage method — the one payroll systems use. Everything is computed in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Works offline — your inputs never leave this device. How that works
Estimate only: Tennessee withholds no state income tax from wages, so the state income tax line here is $0 and no Tennessee payroll deduction is estimated. Your federal withholding and FICA are still figured separately, and your actual paycheck may differ.
Check against Tennessee’s own withholding tables ↗
- Tennessee has no state income tax on wages.
- Estimate only: Tennessee withholds no state income tax from wages, so the state income tax line here is $0 and no Tennessee payroll deduction is estimated. Your federal withholding and FICA are still figured separately, and your actual paycheck may differ.
Verified 2026-07-31 against IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods — section 1, Worksheet 1A and the 2026 Annual Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems; FICA rates and wage base from IRS Publication 15 (2026) (effective 2026-01-01)
Verified 2026-07-31 against Tennessee Department of Revenue — GEN-34: Income Tax Withholding (effective 2026-01-01)
Estimate only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Only Tennessee's revenue agency can determine your actual amounts.
Official source: Tennessee Department of Revenue — GEN-34: Income Tax Withholding ↗
How this estimate is built
Estimate only: Tennessee withholds no state income tax from wages, so the state income tax line here is $0 and no Tennessee payroll deduction is estimated. Your federal withholding and FICA are still figured separately, and your actual paycheck may differ.
Tennessee’s official withholding guidance ↗Tennessee paycheck questions
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Tennessee?
Federal income tax comes out under the IRS Publication 15-T percentage method, along with Social Security at 6.2% and Medicare at 1.45%. Tennessee has no state income tax on wages, so take-home pay is gross pay less federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. Enter your gross pay above for an estimate of the total.
Does Tennessee have a state income tax?
No. Tennessee does not tax wage income, which is why the state line on the estimate above is zero. No state-mandated employee payroll deductions apply either.
Why does this differ from my actual pay stub?
Two reasons. Pre-tax items — retirement contributions, health premiums, HSA deductions — reduce taxable pay and are not modelled here. And this uses an annualized approximation of the state's schedule rather than the exact withholding tables your employer's payroll system uses, which is disclosed on every result.
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