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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Tennessee

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Tennessee earns $51,780 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,649 a month.

10th percentile
$36,270
25th percentile
$45,300
Median percentile
$51,780
75th percentile
$61,350
90th percentile
$75,160

Based on 3,680 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

$43,785 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,780
Federal income tax−$4,034
Social Security + Medicare−$3,961
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,649
Every two weeks$1,684

Does it go far here?

$56,362Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
33%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee