Computer Systems Analysts in Tennessee
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,106
after federal, FICA and Tennessee tax
Tax takes
$19,524
20.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,263
Tennessee costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Tennessee — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$95,630
Kept after tax
$76,106
Worth in national money
$82,263
State rank
41
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for computer systems analysts is on the low side in Tennessee. The middle earner gets $95,630. That is 41 of 50 states, and about 9.66% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Tennessee this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, computer systems analysts ranks 61 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Tennessee does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $95,630 you keep $76,106, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $82,263 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $98,280, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For computer systems analysts, Tennessee sits in the lower band at $95,630, ranking 41 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 9.66%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Tennessee publishes a median for, computer systems analysts sits 61 of 491 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Tennessee income tax, retained pay for computer systems analysts on $95,630 is $76,106. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $82,263 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $98,280 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Systems Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $95,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $138,830 |
| This salary | $95,630 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Tennessee | $76,106 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,106 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,945 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $95,630 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,449 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $95,630 as a midpoint for Tennessee, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $61,240 and the ninetieth is $138,830 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Tennessee's $76,106, worked from $95,630. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 61 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $82,263 uses one figure for the whole of Tennessee. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 61.
- The Tennessee median of $95,630 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $61,240 to $138,830. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Tennessee take-home of $76,106, on $95,630 for work ranking 61 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 61 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $82,263, worked from $95,630, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Tennessee address, on work sitting at 61 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $61,240 at the bottom tenth to $138,830 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $82,263.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $76,106 of this wage reaches your account, because Tennessee takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($61,240) and the ninetieth ($138,830) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Tennessee's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $82,263 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Tennessee levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $76,106 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.