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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Tennessee

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Tennessee earns $143,580 a year, 38% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,117 a month.

10th percentile
$109,760
25th percentile
$124,450
Median percentile
$143,580
75th percentile
$164,360
90th percentile
$172,390

Based on 110 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

$109,403 take-home a year
Gross pay$143,580
Federal income tax−$23,193
Social Security + Medicare−$10,984
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$9,117
Every two weeks$4,208

Does it go far here?

$156,286Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
13%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 airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee