History Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Nashville, TN

History Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Nashville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $140,010 or more. The middle half of history teachers, postsecondary in Nashville earn between $51,710 and $102,420.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

History Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Nashville vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

History teachers, postsecondary in Nashville earn 10% more than the Tennessee average ($78,350) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($96,580). At the median the gap is -21% against the U.S. median of $83,820.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

History Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Nashville

On the average salary of $86,480, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $69,669 a year, or $5,806 a month and $2,680 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Nashville a good place for history teachers, postsecondary? 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 $86,480 buys what about $89,767 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 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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History Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Tennessee cities

Nashville ranks 1st of 3 Tennessee metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for history teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,390).

History Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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