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Materials Engineers salary in Tennessee

The median materials engineers in Tennessee earns $91,940 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,126 a month.

10th percentile
$63,760
25th percentile
$79,700
Median percentile
$91,940
75th percentile
$122,790
90th percentile
$149,300

Based on 330 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

$73,510 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,940
Federal income tax−$11,397
Social Security + Medicare−$7,033
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,126
Every two weeks$2,827

Does it go far here?

$100,076Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
19%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 materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee