Tennessee minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Tennessee rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $7.25
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,926
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Tennessee in 2026?
Tennessee has no minimum wage law of its own, so most jobs there pay at least the federal $7.25 an hour.
Will the Tennessee minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Tennessee?
Full time, a Tennessee minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Tennessee?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Tennessee takes home $13,926 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $535.63. It takes 149.4 hours of work to take home $1,000.
- Take-home per year
- $13,926
- Every two weeks
- $535.63
- Per hour after tax
- $6.70
- In national prices
- $15,159
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Tennessee taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Tennessee?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 38% of Tennessee workers earn, but less than half of them. The Tennessee median wage is $22.78 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Tennessee?
Tipped workers in Tennessee can be paid $2.13 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How does the Tennessee minimum wage compare with other states?
Tennessee is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Tennessee?
Full time, a Tennessee minimum wage job takes home $267.82 a week after taxes.
Is the Tennessee minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Tennessee prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $15,159 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,926 take-home.