SALARY · MECHANICAL ENGINEERS · TENNESSEE

Mechanical Engineers salary in Tennessee

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Tennessee, mechanical engineers sat at a median of $99,550 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$99,550

$48 per hour at the median · That is $4,560 (4.4 percent) below the national median of $104,110 for this occupation.

$104,790Mean annual salary
$50Mean hourly wage
$3,930People employed in this job in Tennessee

Salary range

25th: $78,730Median: $99,55075th: $127,500
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$78,730
Median (50th percentile)$99,550
75th percentile$127,500
Mean$104,790

The middle half of workers earned from $78,730 to $127,500 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$78,863 a year
$6,572 a month
Federal tax $13,071 · FICA $7,616 · State tax $0
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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