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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Tennessee

The median social and human service assistants in Tennessee earns $40,310 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,881 a month.

10th percentile
$30,280
25th percentile
$35,680
Median percentile
$40,310
75th percentile
$46,150
90th percentile
$52,190

Based on 4,380 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

$34,569 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,310
Federal income tax−$2,657
Social Security + Medicare−$3,084
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,881
Every two weeks$1,330

Does it go far here?

$43,877Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
41%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee