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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Tennessee

The median protective service workers, all other in Tennessee earns $44,100 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,135 a month.

10th percentile
$33,170
25th percentile
$36,120
Median percentile
$44,100
75th percentile
$62,090
90th percentile
$77,340

Based on 830 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

$37,614 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,100
Federal income tax−$3,112
Social Security + Medicare−$3,374
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,135
Every two weeks$1,447

Does it go far here?

$48,003Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
38%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee