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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Tennessee

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Tennessee earns $62,390 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,359 a month.

10th percentile
$27,620
25th percentile
$33,020
Median percentile
$62,390
75th percentile
$79,110
90th percentile
$130,540

Based on 600 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

$52,310 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,390
Federal income tax−$5,307
Social Security + Medicare−$4,773
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,359
Every two weeks$2,012

Does it go far here?

$67,911Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
27%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 news analysts, reporters, and journalists salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee