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Surgical Technologists salary in Tennessee

The median surgical technologists in Tennessee earns $60,530 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,235 a month.

10th percentile
$47,620
25th percentile
$51,310
Median percentile
$60,530
75th percentile
$64,430
90th percentile
$75,920

Based on 3,310 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

$50,816 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,530
Federal income tax−$5,084
Social Security + Medicare−$4,631
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,235
Every two weeks$1,954

Does it go far here?

$65,887Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
28%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 surgical technologists salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee