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Air Traffic Controllers salary in Tennessee

The median air traffic controllers in Tennessee earns $157,330 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,900 a month.

10th percentile
$98,300
25th percentile
$120,000
Median percentile
$157,330
75th percentile
$178,630
90th percentile
$198,790

Based on 590 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

$118,801 take-home a year
Gross pay$157,330
Federal income tax−$26,493
Social Security + Medicare−$12,036
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$9,900
Every two weeks$4,569

Does it go far here?

$171,253Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
12%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 air traffic controllers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee