Millwrights pay range in Nashville
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,640 or more. The middle half of millwrights in Nashville earn between $52,340 and $69,490.
- $50K10th
- $52K25th
- $61KMedian
- $69K75th
- $77K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $61,530 | $5,128 | $29.58 |
| Median | $61,320 | $5,110 | $29.48 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $52,340 | $4,362 | $25.16 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $69,490 | $5,791 | $33.41 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Millwrights salary after taxes in Nashville
On the average salary of $61,530, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $51,619 a year, or $4,302 a month and $1,985 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 millwrights? 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 $61,530 buys what about $63,869 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Millwrights salary in other Tennessee cities
Nashville ranks 2nd of 6 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Kingsport pays the most ($61,940).
- Kingsport$61,940
- Nashville$61,530
- Memphis$61,470
- Knoxville$60,690
- Chattanooga$60,030
- Jackson$57,370
Highest-paying cities for millwrights
San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,030).
- San Francisco, CA$104,030
- Kennewick, WA$102,810
- New York, NY$95,250
- Los Angeles, CA$92,470
- Seattle, WA$89,800
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Millwrights salary in Nashville: questions
How much do millwrights make an hour in Nashville?
$29.58 an hour on average, and $29.48 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level millwrights salary in Nashville?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,340, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the millwrights take-home pay in Nashville?
About $51,619 a year ($4,302 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,530. Tennessee has no state income tax.
Do millwrights earn more in Nashville than elsewhere?
The average here is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($73,302).
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 49-9044; area Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.1%.
- 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 0.92, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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