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Occupational Therapy Aides salary in Tennessee

The median occupational therapy aides in Tennessee earns $27,840 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,045 a month.

10th percentile
$25,700
25th percentile
$25,700
Median percentile
$27,840
75th percentile
$38,490
90th percentile
$40,090

Based on 40 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

$24,536 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,840
Federal income tax−$1,174
Social Security + Medicare−$2,130
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,045
Every two weeks$944

Does it go far here?

$30,304Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
58%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 occupational therapy aides salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee