United States
Tennessee: what the state takes
Tennessee does not tax wages. You still file a federal return, and a business here can still owe state taxes.
Agency page last read 11 September 2026.
State rate
None
This state has no personal income tax on wages
Resident return
None
Tennessee Department of Revenue
Due
No wage income tax return
Weekends and holidays can push it on
Tennessee has no tax on wages. Business and franchise taxes still apply.
Try a figure
Yearly income
How you file
Tennessee tax
$0
Top state rate you touch
%
- Kept before federal tax$61,148
- Federal income tax$13,852
- Tennessee tax$0
Filing in Tennessee
- Who collects it
- Tennessee Department of Revenue
- Return
- No personal income tax return for wages
- Deadline
- No wage income tax return
Federal comes on top
Whatever your state does, the IRS wants Form 1040 by 15 April, plus Social Security and Medicare through your wages or self employment tax. State tax paid can sometimes be deducted federally if you itemise, within a yearly cap.