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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in Tennessee

The median occupational therapy assistants in Tennessee earns $62,420 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,361 a month.

10th percentile
$23,910
25th percentile
$58,470
Median percentile
$62,420
75th percentile
$74,000
90th percentile
$78,950

Based on 1,300 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

$52,334 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,420
Federal income tax−$5,310
Social Security + Medicare−$4,775
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,361
Every two weeks$2,013

Does it go far here?

$67,944Median 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 occupational therapy assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee