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Dental Assistants salary in Morristown, TN

The median dental assistants in Morristown, TN earns $45,550 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,232 a month.

10th percentile
$36,800
25th percentile
$38,890
Median percentile
$45,550
75th percentile
$47,880
90th percentile
$60,370

Based on 130 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

$38,779 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,550
Federal income tax−$3,286
Social Security + Medicare−$3,485
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,232
Every two weeks$1,492

Does it go far here?

$52,742Median pay in Morristown, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($873 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Morristown, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,420
Registered Nurses$75,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$67,330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,790
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,720
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,890
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$39,710

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