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Office Clerks, General salary in Tennessee

The median office clerks, general in Tennessee earns $38,860 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,784 a month.

10th percentile
$26,780
25th percentile
$32,130
Median percentile
$38,860
75th percentile
$47,750
90th percentile
$58,570

Based on 49,880 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

$33,404 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,860
Federal income tax−$2,483
Social Security + Medicare−$2,973
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,784
Every two weeks$1,285

Does it go far here?

$42,299Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
43%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 office clerks, general salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee