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Aerospace Engineers salary in Tennessee

The median aerospace engineers in Tennessee earns $128,510 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,259 a month.

10th percentile
$79,690
25th percentile
$99,080
Median percentile
$128,510
75th percentile
$136,990
90th percentile
$171,560

Based on 610 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$99,103 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,510
Federal income tax−$19,576
Social Security + Medicare−$9,831
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,259
Every two weeks$3,812

Does it go far here?

$139,882Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
14%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

All aerospace engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee