Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Nashville, TN

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Nashville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,480 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Nashville earn between $65,880 and $104,170.

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

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

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Nashville earn 7% more than the Tennessee average ($85,010) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Nashville

On the average salary of $90,710, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $72,644 a year, or $6,054 a month and $2,794 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 psychology 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 $90,710 buys what about $94,158 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Tennessee cities

Nashville ranks 3rd of 4 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Knoxville pays the most ($92,870).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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