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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Tennessee

The median biochemists and biophysicists in Tennessee earns $134,560 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,603 a month.

10th percentile
$82,140
25th percentile
$115,270
Median percentile
$134,560
75th percentile
$188,180
90th percentile
$229,640

Based on 60 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

$103,238 take-home a year
Gross pay$134,560
Federal income tax−$21,028
Social Security + Medicare−$10,294
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,603
Every two weeks$3,971

Does it go far here?

$146,468Median 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 biochemists and biophysicists salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee