Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Tennessee
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,808
after federal, FICA and Tennessee tax
Tax takes
$17,292
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,537
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
$88,100
Kept after tax
$70,808
Worth in national money
$76,537
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Tennessee pays this job around $88,100 at the midpoint, 32 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 491 occupations Tennessee reports, this job comes in at 71 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Tennessee is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $88,100 the take-home is $70,808; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $76,537 would nationally. The average comes to $93,150, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For network and computer systems administrators the Tennessee median is $88,100, ranking 32 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Network and computer systems administrators ranks 71 of 491 occupations by median in Tennessee, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for network and computer systems administrators in Tennessee, on $88,100, is $70,808 — equivalent to $76,537 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $93,150 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Network and Computer Systems Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $88,100 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,920 |
| This salary | $88,100 |
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 | $70,808 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $70,808 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,670 |
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 | $88,100 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,070 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of network and computer systems administrators in Tennessee earn under $88,100 and half over. The published range runs $60,530 at the tenth percentile to $128,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $70,808 take-home in Tennessee comes from $88,100. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 71 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Tennessee, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $76,537, the adjusted value of that $88,100 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 71 of 491 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for network and computer systems administrators in Tennessee, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,530 to $128,920; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $70,808, from $88,100, assumes a single Tennessee filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 71 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 32 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Tennessee, so $76,537 — the adjusted value of that $88,100 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 71 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $93,150, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $60,530 at the bottom tenth to $128,920 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 $76,537.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $70,808 survives, because Tennessee levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Tennessee is $93,150. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($60,530) and the ninetieth ($128,920) 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 $76,537 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 $70,808 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.