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Locomotive Engineers salary in Tennessee

The median locomotive engineers in Tennessee earns $81,410 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,508 a month.

10th percentile
$66,060
25th percentile
$80,660
Median percentile
$81,410
75th percentile
$81,900
90th percentile
$91,490

Based on 700 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

$66,102 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,410
Federal income tax−$9,080
Social Security + Medicare−$6,228
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,508
Every two weeks$2,542

Does it go far here?

$88,614Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
22%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 locomotive engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee