Curators pay range in Nashville
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,170 or more. The middle half of curators in Nashville earn between $54,250 and $82,620.
- $45K10th
- $54K25th
- $64KMedian
- $83K75th
- $97K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $68,000 | $5,667 | $32.69 |
| Median | $63,570 | $5,298 | $30.56 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $54,250 | $4,521 | $26.08 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $82,620 | $6,885 | $39.72 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Curators salary after taxes in Nashville
On the average salary of $68,000, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $56,668 a year, or $4,722 a month and $2,180 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Nashville a good place for curators? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Nashville area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.3), so the average $68,000 buys what about $70,585 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Curators salary in other Tennessee cities
Nashville ranks 1st of 2 Tennessee metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- Nashville$68,000
- Memphis$61,790
Highest-paying cities for curators
New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($99,910).
- New York, NY$99,910
- New Haven, CT$99,830
- San Francisco, CA$98,200
- Ann Arbor, MI$95,110
- Washington, DC$93,030
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Curators salary in Nashville: questions
How much do curators make an hour in Nashville?
$32.69 an hour on average, and $30.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level curators salary in Nashville?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,460 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,250, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the curators take-home pay in Nashville?
About $56,668 a year ($4,722 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,000. Tennessee has no state income tax.
Do curators earn more in Nashville than elsewhere?
The average here is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($77,297).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-4012; area Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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