Engineers, All Other pay range in Nashville
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $154,560 or more. The middle half of other engineers in Nashville earn between $75,140 and $124,940.
- $60K10th
- $75K25th
- $98KMedian
- $125K75th
- $155K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $101,900 | $8,492 | $48.99 |
| Median | $98,000 | $8,167 | $47.12 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $75,140 | $6,262 | $36.12 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $124,940 | $10,412 | $60.07 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Engineers, All Other salary after taxes in Nashville
On the average salary of $101,900, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $80,517 a year, or $6,710 a month and $3,097 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 other engineers? 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 $101,900 buys what about $105,773 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Engineers, All Other salary in other Tennessee cities
Nashville ranks 3rd of 9 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Chattanooga pays the most ($104,760).
- Chattanooga$104,760
- Knoxville$104,200
- Nashville$101,900
- Kingsport$101,760
- Jackson$99,500
- Morristown$97,300
- Memphis$93,980
- Clarksville$93,620
- Johnson City$87,430
Highest-paying cities for other engineers
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($171,140).
- San Jose, CA$171,140
- San Francisco, CA$162,570
- Charlottesville, VA$151,940
- Albuquerque, NM$151,910
- Lexington Park, MD$151,780
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Engineers, All Other salary in Nashville: questions
How much do other engineers make an hour in Nashville?
$48.99 an hour on average, and $47.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level other engineers salary in Nashville?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $75,140, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the other engineers take-home pay in Nashville?
About $80,517 a year ($6,710 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $101,900. Tennessee has no state income tax.
Do other engineers earn more in Nashville than elsewhere?
The average here is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($126,739).
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 17-2199; area Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
- 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 1.34, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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