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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Tennessee

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Tennessee earns $208,350 a year, 35% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $12,923 a month.

10th percentile
$64,300
25th percentile
$121,120
Median percentile
$208,350
75th percentile
$218,190
90th percentile
$221,470

Based on 420 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

$155,077 take-home a year
Gross pay$208,350
Federal income tax−$38,738
Social Security + Medicare−$14,535
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$12,923
Every two weeks$5,964

Does it go far here?

$226,788Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
9%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 judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee